stewartry

See also: Stewartry

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English stevardry, stevartry, stewartry, equivalent to steward +‎ -ry.[1]

Noun

stewartry (countable and uncountable, plural stewartries)

  1. The role or office of a steward; stewardship.
  2. (Scotland) The jurisdiction of a steward, or the lands under such jurisdiction.

References

  1. ^ “stewartry | stewardry, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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