Stew"art*ry (?), n.

1.

An overseer or superintendent.

[R.] "The stewartry of provisions."

Tooke.

2.

The office of a steward; stewardship.

[R.]

Byron.

3.

In Scotland, the jurisdiction of a steward; also, the lands under such jurisdiction.

 

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