Steward
/ˈstjuː.əd/noun
A person who manages another person's household, property, or affairs; also an official responsible for supervising an event or organization.
Did you know?The word comes from Old English *stigweard*, literally “pig-pen guardian,” because *stig* meant a sty and *weard* meant a keeper or watchman.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wer-
“to watch, guard, or be vigilant”
Old English
OE
stigweard
“a keeper of the sty; household guardian”
Late Old English
OE
stiweard
“a household servant or manager”
Middle English
ME
steward
“an official manager of a household or estate”
Modern English
English
steward
“a person who manages the affairs of another or supervises a group or event”