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STEVEDORE

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A person employed in loading and unloading vessels. … [Read more...]

STEWARD

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This word signifies a man appointed in the place or stead of another, and generally denotes a principal oflicer within his jurisdiction. Brown. Land steward. See LAND. Steward of a manor. An important officer who has the general management of all forensic matters connected with the manor of which he is steward. He stands in much the same relation to the lord of the manor as an … [Read more...]

STEWARD OF ALL ENGLAND

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Seneschallus totius Angliae. An officer among the English who was invested with various powers, and, among others, it was his duty to preside on the trial of peers. … [Read more...]

STEWARTRY

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In Scotch law, is said to be equivalent to the English "county" See Brown. … [Read more...]

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