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title="Regent">regent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vicegerent" title="Vicegerent">vicegerent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Viceroy" title="Viceroy">viceroy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luogotenente" title="Luogotenente">king's lieutenant</a> (for <a href="/wiki/Romance_languages" title="Romance languages">Romance languages</a>), <a href="/wiki/Governor" title="Governor">governor</a>, or deputy (the Roman <i><a href="/wiki/Roman_governor" title="Roman governor">rector</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Prefect" title="Prefect">praefectus</a></i>, or <i><a href="/wiki/Vicarius" title="Vicarius">vicarius</a></i>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <a href="/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a> <i>stíweard, stiȝweard</i>, from <i>stiȝ</i> "hall, household" + <i>weard</i> "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/warden" class="extiw" title="wikt:warden">warden</a>, keeper"; corresponding to <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i>stadhouder</i>, <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> <i>Statthalter</i> "place holder", a Germanic parallel to French <i><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenant</a></i>. </p><p>The Old English term <i>stíweard</i> is attested from the 11th century. Its first element is most probably <i>stiȝ-</i> "house, hall" (attested only in composition; its cognate <i>stiȝu</i> is the ancestor of Modern English <i><a href="/wiki/Sty" title="Sty">sty</a></i>). Old French <span title="uncoded-language text"><i lang="mis">estuard</i></span> and Old Norse <i>stívarðr</i> are adopted from the Old English. </p><p>The German and Dutch term (<a href="/wiki/Middle_High_German" title="Middle High German">Middle High German</a> <i>stat-halter</i>) is a parallel but independent formation (a <a href="/wiki/Calque" title="Calque">calque</a> of <i>lieutenant</i>) corresponding to obsolete English <i>stead holder</i> (<span title="uncoded-language text"><i lang="mis">stede haldare</i></span> 1456; also <span title="uncoded-language text"><i lang="mis">stedys beryng</i></span> (1460), <i>sted-haldande</i> (1375) <i>steadward</i>, <i>steadsman</i>). </p><p>In medieval times, the steward was initially a servant who supervised both the lord's <a href="/wiki/Estate_(land)" title="Estate (land)">estate</a> and his household. However over the course of the next century, other household posts arose and involved more responsibilities. This meant that in the 13th century, there were commonly two stewards in each house—one who managed the estate and the other, the <i><a href="/wiki/Majordomo" title="Majordomo">majordomo</a></i>, to manage domestic routine. Stewards commonly earned up to 3 to 4 <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">pounds</a> per year. Stewards took care of their lord's castles when they were away. Also, stewards checked on the taxes of the serfs on their lords' <a href="/wiki/Manorialism" title="Manorialism">manors</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a>, the word <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">οικονομος</span> (<i>oikonomos</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Luke%27s_Gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Luke's Gospel">Luke</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Parable_of_the_Unjust_Steward" title="Parable of the Unjust Steward">parable of the unjust office-holder</a> is typically translated as "steward" in older translations, but is often translated as "manager" in more recent translations.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="British_Isles">British Isles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: British Isles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lord_Steward" title="Lord Steward">Lord Steward</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Steward" title="Lord High Steward">Lord High Steward</a> of England held a position of power in the 12th to 14th centuries, and the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Steward" title="Lord Steward">Lord Steward</a> is the first dignitary of the court. The <a href="/wiki/Clan_Stewart" title="Clan Stewart">Stewart family</a> traces its appellation to the office of the <a href="/wiki/High_Steward_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="High Steward of Scotland">High Steward of Scotland</a>. <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Steward_of_Ireland" title="Lord High Steward of Ireland">Lord High Steward of Ireland</a> is a hereditary office held since the 15th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Low_Countries">Low Countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Low Countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Stadtholder" title="Stadtholder">Stadtholder</a></div> <p>In the Netherlands, it developed into a rare type of <i>de facto</i> hereditary <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> of the thus crowned <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Republic" title="Dutch Republic">Dutch Republic</a>. </p><p>Stadtholders were appointed by <a href="/wiki/Feudal" class="mw-redirect" title="Feudal">feudal</a> lords to govern parts of their territory. Stadtholders could be appointed for the whole or parts of their territory by the local rulers of the independent <a href="/wiki/Seventeen_Provinces" title="Seventeen Provinces">provinces</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Low_Countries" title="Low Countries">Low Countries</a> (e.g., the Duke of Gelre appointed a stadtholder to represent him in <a href="/wiki/Groningen_(province)" title="Groningen (province)">Groningen</a>). In the <a href="/wiki/Low_Countries" title="Low Countries">Low Countries</a> (which included present-day <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>), from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, this was originally an essentially honorary title awarded by the Spanish Habsburg kings to major noblemen in each province, but its nature changed drastically. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Northern_Europe">Northern Europe</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Northern Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Drots" class="mw-redirect" title="Drots">Drots</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Danish_Statholder">Danish Statholder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Danish Statholder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Steward_of_the_Realm_(Denmark)" title="Steward of the Realm (Denmark)">Steward of the Realm (Denmark)</a></div> <ul><li>In Denmark, a ministerial high office of royal governor in the capital, at <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen_Castle" title="Copenhagen Castle">Copenhagen Castle</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norwegian_Statholder">Norwegian Statholder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Norwegian Statholder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Norway, the office of <i>Statholder</i> existed both during the <a href="/wiki/Denmark-Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="Denmark-Norway">Dano-Norwegian personal union</a> from 1536 to 1814 and during the <a href="/wiki/Union_between_Sweden_and_Norway" title="Union between Sweden and Norway">Swedish-Norwegian personal union</a> from 1814 until it was abolished in 1873, while the union lasted until 1905. During the latter, the office was also known as <i>Rigsstatholder</i>, or Lieutenant of the Realm. The <i>Statholder</i> governed Norway on behalf of the King. Since Norway was a separate kingdom with its own laws and institutions, it was arguably the most influential office in both Denmark-Norway and in the Swedish-Norwegian realm second to that of the king. The office was sometimes held by the Crown Prince, who was styled as Viceroy. </p><p>The term <i>Statholder</i> (from German <i>Statthalter</i>) means "place holder" (i.e., the one governing on behalf of the king). The modern Norwegian spelling is <i>stattholder</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Southern_Europe">Southern Europe</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Southern Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ban_of_Croatia">Ban of Croatia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ban of Croatia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ban_of_Croatia" title="Ban of Croatia">Ban of Croatia</a></div> <p>The Croatian office of the <a href="/wiki/Ban_of_Croatia" title="Ban of Croatia">Ban</a> was equivalent to a viceroy. The Ban was appointed by the monarch (King of Croats until 1102, King of <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> 1102–1526, Austrian ruler 1527–1918) with a mandate to govern a part of country, or whole country, in the name of the King of Dalmatia, Croatia, and Slavonia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ban_of_Bosnia">Ban of Bosnia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ban of Bosnia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of rulers of Bosnia">List of rulers of Bosnia</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia">Bosnia</a> was a banate of the Kingdom of Hungary 1136–1377. During that period, Bosnia was governed by an autonomous hereditary viceroy, called a ban. The last of them, <a href="/wiki/Tvrtko_I_of_Bosnia" title="Tvrtko I of Bosnia">Tvrtko</a>, became the first king of the Kingdom of Bosnia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eastern_Europe">Eastern Europe</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Eastern Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Posadnik" title="Posadnik">Posadnik</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Namestnik" class="mw-redirect" title="Namestnik">Namestnik</a></div> <p>The Russian equivalent of "stadtholder" is <i><a href="/wiki/Posadnik" title="Posadnik">posadnik</a></i>; the term sometimes occurs as "stadtholder" in English-language literature. Although there were such legendary <i>posadniks</i> as <a href="/wiki/Gostomysl" title="Gostomysl">Gostomysl</a> (9th century), the term first appeared in the <a href="/wiki/Primary_Chronicle" title="Primary Chronicle">Primary Chronicle</a> in the year of 997 to denote the most senior official of an Eastern Slavic town. The earliest <i>posadniks</i> of the city of <a href="/wiki/Novgorod" class="mw-redirect" title="Novgorod">Novgorod</a> (<i>Holmgard</i>) include a dynasty composed of <a href="/wiki/Dobrynya" title="Dobrynya">Dobrynya</a>, his son <a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Dobrynich" title="Konstantin Dobrynich">Konstantin Dobrynich</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ostromir" title="Ostromir">Ostromir</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Freemasonry">Freemasonry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Freemasonry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stewards_jewel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Stewards_jewel.jpg/220px-Stewards_jewel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Stewards_jewel.jpg/330px-Stewards_jewel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Stewards_jewel.jpg/440px-Stewards_jewel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="459" data-file-height="545" /></a><figcaption>Freemasonry Stewards Jewel</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_Stewards_apron_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Grand_Stewards_apron_02.jpg/220px-Grand_Stewards_apron_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Grand_Stewards_apron_02.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Masonic regalia: the Grand Stewards apron</figcaption></figure> <p>The office of Steward or Grand Steward is an elected office of merit in <a href="/wiki/Freemason" class="mw-redirect" title="Freemason">Freemasonry</a>. The main duty of the Steward is to attend to visitors and to assist other officers in their duties. The Grand Stewards may provide special assistance at Lodge Installations. The Stewards Jewel consists of a <a href="/wiki/Cornucopia" title="Cornucopia">cornucopia</a> with compasses above.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bailli" class="mw-redirect" title="Bailli">Bailli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ban_of_Croatia" title="Ban of Croatia">Ban of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler" title="Butler">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castellan" title="Castellan">Castellan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamberlain_(office)" title="Chamberlain (office)">Chamberlain (office)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of the Palace">Mayor of the Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seneschal" title="Seneschal">Seneschal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viceroy" title="Viceroy">Viceroy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luogotenente" title="Luogotenente">Luogotenente</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steward_(office)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See <a rel="nofollow" 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