Word Meanings - STEWARDSHIP - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The office of a steward. Shak.

Related words: (words related to STEWARDSHIP)

• OFFICEHOLDER
  An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
• STEWARDSHIP
  The office of a steward. Shak.
• OFFICE WIRE
  Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
• STEWARDESS
  A female steward; specifically, a woman employed in passenger vessels to attend to the wants of female passengers.
• OFFICER
  Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. -- Officer of the day , the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard,
• OFFICE
  The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. As for the offices, let them stand at distance. Bacon. (more info) 1. That which a person does, either
• STEWARD
  a sty ward; stigu sty + weard warden, guardian, -- his first duty having been probably to attend to the domestic animals. *164. See Sty 1. A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to manage the domestic concerns, supervise other
• STEWARDLY
  In a manner, or with the care, of a steward. To be stewardly dispensed, not wastefully spent. Tooker.
• POST OFFICE
  See POST
• BOOKING OFFICE
  1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. 2. An office where passage tickets are sold.
• CROWN OFFICE
  The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
• SUBOFFICER
  An under or subordinate officer.
• UNDEROFFICER
  A subordinate officer.
• OVEROFFICE
  To domineer over by virtue of office. Shak.