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STEWARDSHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stewardship mean? 

STEWARDSHIP (noun)
  The noun STEWARDSHIP has 1 sense:

1. the position of stewardplay

  Familiarity information: STEWARDSHIP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STEWARDSHIP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The position of steward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("stewardship" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Derivation:

steward (one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals)

steward (a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management)

steward (someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else)

steward (an attendant on an airplane)

steward (the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements)


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