Lord High Steward

noun

The first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor. The office has generally remained vacant since 1421 and is now primarily ceremonial and filled only for a coronation.

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Meanings

nounLord High Steward (plural Lord High Stewards)

plural Lord High Stewards

  1. The first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor. The office has generally remained vacant since 1421 and is now primarily ceremonial and filled only for a coronation.
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