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under-stewards

under-stewards is the plural of under-steward.

Meaning of under-steward

Noun

under-steward (plural under-stewards)

  1. A deputy or an assistant to a steward.
    • Ed. 6. Bract. No. case. 84. pli. 387. the under-steward in Court, without authority of the L. or of the high-steward, may demise Copy-hold, & it is a good grant, for it is in full Court; but contrary it is if it bee out of Court.1635, Char[les] Calthrope, The Relation Betweene the Lord of a Mannor and the Coppy-Holder his Tenant, London: […] [J. Okes] for William Cooke, pages 73–74

Questions about under-stewards

What is under-stewards the plural of?
Under-stewards is the plural of under-steward.

Words near under-stewards in the dictionary

  1. under-spur-leather
  2. under-spur-leathers
  3. under-stander
  4. under-standers
  5. under-steward
  6. under-stewards
  7. under-tenant
  8. under-tenants
  9. under-the-counter
  10. under-the-table
  11. under-time

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