stewartry
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In Scotland, a jurisdiction over a certain extent of territory, very similar to that of a regality; also, the territory over which this jurisdiction extends.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun An overseer or superintendent.
- noun The office of a steward; stewardship.
- noun In Scotland, the jurisdiction of a steward; also, the lands under such jurisdiction.
Examples
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His father George Duncan, was minister of Lochrutton in the stewartry of Kircudbright, and the subject of this memoir was born in the manse of that parish, on the 8th October 1774.
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century
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Lord help ye! they are a kind of amphibious deevils, neither land nor water beasts neither English nor Scots -- neither county nor stewartry, as we say -- they are dispersed like so much quicksilver.
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“He hath made free with mine,” said the Duke, “as the stewartry of Renfrew can tell.
Note
The word 'stewartry' is related to 'steward', which comes from Old English words meaning 'house' and 'keeper, guardian'.
