stewardship

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stewardship

Where it comes from

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

noun stewardships

  1. countable, uncountable The rank or office of a steward.
  2. countable, uncountable The act of caring for or improving with time. antimicrobial stewardship

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: steward, guardianship, custodian, presidency, chairmanship, tutelage, supervision, directorate, caretaker, custody, managerial, administrative, administering, administration, custodial, governance

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noun office of a steward

Españoladministración, intendencia
Françaisintendant
DeutschStewardamt
Italianosteward, intendenza
Русскийдо́лжность управля́ющего dólžnostʹ upravljájuščevo

noun act of caring for/improving with time

Españolmayordomía

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@misc{stewardship_2026,
  title = {stewardship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stewardship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}