stewardship

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noun

The rank or office of a steward.

“antimicrobial stewardship”

OriginMiddle English stiwardshepe →
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Meanings

nounstewardship (countable and uncountable, plural stewardships)

plural stewardships

  1. countableuncountableThe rank or office of a steward.
  2. countableuncountableThe act of caring for or improving with time.

    antimicrobial stewardship

    3 more examples

    stewardship of natural resouces

    Foresters believe in stewardship of the land.

    In selecting Bran Stark, the lords of Westeros are choosing to value these stories and memories above whatever other qualities might make a good ruler, and more specifically, put an end to the caprices of heritage that have allowed bloodlines to wreak havoc on good stewardship of these kingdoms.

    2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 22 May 2019

Origin

  1. Middle Englishstiwardshepe
  2. Englishstewardship

From Middle English stiwardshepe, equivalent to steward + -ship.

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Translations

Catalan intendència
  • intendènciaoffice of a steward
Czech správcovství
  • správcovstvíoffice of a steward
Finnish isännöitsijyys, pehtorius
  • isännöitsijyysoffice of a steward
  • pehtoriusoffice of a steward
  • edustajuusoffice of a steward
  • purseriusoffice of a steward
  • stuerttiusoffice of a steward
  • luottamusmiesasemaoffice of a steward
French intendant
  • intendantoffice of a steward
German Stewardamt
  • Stewardamtoffice of a steward
Irish reachtaireacht
  • reachtaireachtoffice of a steward
Italian steward, intendenza
  • stewardoffice of a steward
  • intendenzaoffice of a steward
Māori kaitiakitanga
  • kaitiakitangaact of caring for/improving with time
Russian до́лжность управля́ющего
  • до́лжность управля́ющего (dólžnostʹ upravljájuščevo)office of a steward
Spanish administración, intendencia
  • administraciónoffice of a steward
  • intendenciaoffice of a steward
  • mayordomíaact of caring for/improving with time
Swedish förvaltarskap, förvaltning
  • förvaltarskapoffice of a steward
  • förvaltningoffice of a steward
  • förvaltareoffice of a steward
Cite this entry
APA

stewardship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stewardship

MLA

“stewardship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stewardship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stewardship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stewardship.

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