The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Steward \Stew"ard\, n. [OE. stiward, AS. st[imac]weard,
   stigweard, literally, a sty ward; stigu sty + weard warden,
   guardian, -- his first duty having been probably to attend to
   the domestic animals. [root]164. See Sty pen for swine,
   Ward.]
   1. A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to
      manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants,
      collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like.
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            Worthy to be stewards of rent and land. --Chaucer.
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            They came near to the steward of Joseph's house.
                                                  --Gen. xliii.
                                                  19.
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            As good stewards of the manifold grace of God. --1
                                                  Pet. iv. 10.
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   2. A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a
      ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary
      affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward,
      wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers
      steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the
      messes under their charge.
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   3. A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a
      Methodist church.
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   4. In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the
      students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer
      who attends to the accounts of the students.
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   5. In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to
      exercise jurisdiction over royal lands. --Erskine.
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   Lord high steward, formerly, the first officer of the
      crown; afterward, an officer occasionally appointed, as
      for a coronation, or upon the trial of a peer. [Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Steward \Stew"ard\, v. t.
   To manage as a steward. [Obs.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

steward
    n 1: someone who manages property or other affairs for someone
         else
    2: the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining
       arrangements
    3: an attendant on an airplane [syn: steward, flight
       attendant]
    4: a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in
       negotiating with management [syn: shop steward, steward]
    5: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn:
       custodian, keeper, steward]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

196 Moby Thesaurus words for "steward":
   Federal, Ganymede, Hebe, MC, accountant, aerial photographer,
   agent, air warden, aircrew, aircrewman, airline hostess,
   airline stewardess, amanuensis, attendant, attorney, auditor,
   avigator, baggage agent, bailiff, bakehead, batman, bellboy,
   bellhop, bellman, belly gunner, black gang, boilerman, bombardier,
   bookkeeper, bootblack, boots, bungs, bursar, business agent,
   butler, cabin boy, caddie, care for, caretaker, cashier,
   cashkeeper, castellan, caterer, chamberlain, chandler, chips,
   chore boy, claim agent, clerk, commercial agent, commissariat,
   commissary, commissary steward, commission agent, complement,
   comptroller, conservator, consignee, contend with, controller,
   cope with, copyboy, crew, crew chief, croupier, cupbearer, curator,
   custodian, customer agent, deal with, deckhand, deckie, depositary,
   depository, do with, donor, dupe, emcee, errand boy, errand girl,
   factor, fed, federal agent, financial officer, fireman,
   flight attendant, flight crew, footboy, forest ranger,
   freight agent, functionary, furnisher, game warden, gamekeeper,
   general agent, gofer, governor, guardian, guardian angel,
   gun loader, gunner, hand, handle, hospital steward, hostess,
   house steward, housekeeper, implement, instrument, insurance agent,
   janitor, keeper, land agent, landing signalman, landreeve,
   law agent, librarian, lifeguard, lifesaver, liquidator,
   literary agent, loan agent, machine gunner, mail orderly,
   majordomo, manage, manciple, master of ceremonies, merchant,
   meteorologist, navigator, news agent, next friend, office boy,
   office girl, official, oiler, orderly, page, parliamentary agent,
   passenger agent, patron, paymaster, press agent, prochein ami,
   proctor, procurator, provider, provisioner, puppet,
   purchasing agent, purse bearer, purser, purveyor, quartermaster,
   radio operator, ranger, real estate agent, receiver, retailer,
   roustabout, sales agent, secretary, seneschal, shepherd, snip,
   snips, sparks, special agent, squire, station agent, stewardess,
   stock clerk, stoker, storekeeper, supplier, sutler, tender,
   theatrical agent, ticket agent, tool, torpedoman, trainbearer,
   travel agent, treasurer, treat, trustee, use, usher, victualer,
   vivandier, walking delegate, warden, warder, watch, yeoman



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Steward, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    271
   Housing Units (2000): 103
   Land area (2000):     0.124263 sq. miles (0.321840 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.124263 sq. miles (0.321840 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            72624
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             41.848485 N, 89.020671 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     60553
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Steward, IL
    Steward