steward 
Norwich ; the town steward of Northampton ; the lord 
high steward of Gloucester. 
That the stewards of euerycrafte that hen contributory 
shullen l>e called to the accompte to knowe the charge. 
Enylish Uilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 38f>. 
5. Ill the early church, same as econinni: or wco- 
nomus. 6. A fiscal agent of certain bodies; 
specifically, in the Methodist Church, an offi- 
cer having charge of the finances and certain 
other material interests of the church Hospi- 
tal steward. See hospital. Lord high steward of 
England, one of the former great officers of state : his 
chief functions were at an early date assumed by the justi- 
ciar. This office was the inheritance of the Earls of Leices- 
ter, till forfeited by Simon de Montfort to Henry III., at 
the close of whose reign it was abolished as a permanent 
dignity. A lord high steward is now created only for par- 
ticular occasions namely, a coronation or the trial of a 
peer the office to cease when the business requiring it is 
ended. In the former case the lord high steward is com- 
missioned to settle matters of precedence, etc.; in the 
latter, to preside in the House of Lords. Lord steward 
Of the household, in England, one of the chief officers of 
the royal household. He is the head of the court called 
the Board of Green Cloth, which has the supervision of the 
household expenses and accounts and their payment, the 
purveyance of provisions, etc. ; but his duties are practi- 
cally performed by a permanent official called the master 
of the household. The lord steward is a peer and a mem- 
ber of the ministry. Steward, or high steward Of 
Scotland, an ancient officer of the crown of the highest 
dignity and trust. He had not only the administration 
of the crown revenues, but the chief oversight of all 
the affairs of the household, and the privilege of the first 
place in the army, next to the king, in battle. Steward 
of the Chiltern Hundreds. See Chiltern Hundreds, 
under hundred. 
steward (stu'Srd), v. t. [< steward, n.] To 
manage as a steward. 
Did he thus requite his mother's care In stewarding the 
estate? Fidler, Holy War, p. 85. 
stewardess (stu'ar-des), . [< steward + -ess.] 
A female steward ; specifically, a woman who 
waits upon women in passenger-vessels, etc. 
My new attendant . . . told me she had formerly been 
the stewardess of a passenger vessel at the same time that 
her husband was steward. 
Jean Inyelow, Off the Skelligs, vi. 
Stewardly (stu'ard-li), adv. With or as with 
the care of a steward ; prudently; providently. 
[Bare.] 
It is with a provident deliberation, not a rash and prodi- 
gal hand, to he dealt ; and to be Stewardly dispensed, not 
wastefully spent. 
Tooker, Fabrick of the Church (1604), p. 48. (Latham.) 
Stewardly (stu'ard-li), a. Managing; careful; 
provident. Hafliwell. 
stewardry (stu'ard-ri), n. [Also stewartry, q. v. ; 
< steward + -ry^] Stewardship. 
Stewardship (stu'ard-ship), n. [< ME. stiward- 
shepe; < steward -r- -ship.'] The office or func- 
tions of a steward. 
He hym gaue, withynne a litill space, 
Of all his lande the Stiwar[d]shepe to holde, 
And full power to rewle it as he wold. 
ffenerydes (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1058. 
Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest be 
no longer steward. Luke xvi. 2. 
stewartt, >* An obsolete spelling of steward. 
stewartry (stu'art-ri), . [Sc. var. of stew- 
ardry."] If. Same as stewardry. 
As an human stewartry, or trust, 
Of which account is to be giv'n, and fust. 
Byrom, Poetical Version of a Letter. 
2. In Scotland, a jurisdiction over a certain ex- 
tent of territory, very similar to that of a re- 
gality ; also, the territory over which this ju- 
risdicti on extends. Most stewartries consisted of small 
parcels of land which were only parts of a county ; hut 
the stewartry of Kirkcudbright (often called distinctively 
" The Stewartry "), and that of Orkney and Shetland, make 
counties by themselves. 
stewedt (stud), . [< stew 1 + -erf 2 .] Lodged 
in or belonging to the stews. 
O Aristippus, thou art a greate medler with this woman, 
beyng a stewed strumpette. 
Udatt, tr. of Apophthegms of Erasmus. (Dames.) 
stewerdti An old spelling of steward. 
stewisht (stu'ish), a. [< stewl + -ish 1 .] Per- 
taining to or befitting the stews. 
Rhymed in rules of steieish ribaldry. 
Up. Hall, Satires, I. ix. 9. 
stew-pan (stu'pan), . A utensil in which any- 
thing is stewed. 
stew-pond (stu'pond), ?. Same as stew 2 . 
There is a dovecote, some delightful stew-ponds, and a 
very pretty canal. 
Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, xxx. 
stew-pot (stu'pot), 11. 1. A pot with a cover 
for making stews, soups, etc. 2. A covered 
pan used for heating rooms with charcoal. 
[Prtfv. Eng.] 
steyt, Steyet, *'. and . Same as sty 1 . 
Steyeret, . A Middle English form of xtair. 
Stg. An abbreviation of sterling. 
594] 
Sthenia (sthf-ni'ii), . [NL., < Gr. 
strength.] In /iitthol., strength; excessive 
force: opposed to iixlln-iiin or debility. 
sthenic (sthen'ik), ti. [< Gr. afievof, strength, 
might, + -ic.] 1. Strong; robust; character- 
i/cil by power of organization or energy of func- 
tion, as a part or organ of an animal. Sec HH - 
Uiixthciiic. uiicnistlit'iiif. 2. Inpatliol., attended 
with a morbid increase of vital (especially car- 
diac) action. Ntliciiic tlixc<i.*i-s are opposed to 
diseases of debility, or axthciiic ilixcuxcx. 3. 
Exciting; inspiring: said of feeling. [A use 
introduced by Kant.] 
sthcnochire (sthen'o-kir), . [< Gr. adhof, 
strength, + x el f< hand.] An apparatus for ex- 
ercising and strengthening the hands for piano- 
forte- or organ-playing. 
stiacciato (stia-cha'to), . [It., crushed, flat- 
tened (cf. stiacciato, n., a cake), pp. of stiuc- 
cinri; crush, press.] In decorative art, in very 
low relief, as if a bas-relief had been pressed 
flatter. 
stiant, . A variant of styan for sty 3 . 
stib (stib), H. [Origin obscure.] The American 
dunlin, purre, or ox-bird : a gunners' name. See 
cut under dunlin. F. C. Krowne, 1876. [Massa- 
chusetts.] 
stibble (stib'l), . A dialectal (Scotch) form 
of stubble. 
Stibbler (stib'ler), . [< stibble + -eri.] 1. 
One who goes from ridge to ridge on the har- 
vest-field, and cuts and gathers the handfuls 
left by the reapers. Jamieson. Hence 2. 
One who has no settled charge, but goes from 
place to place: often applied humorously to 
a clerical probationer. Scott, Guy Mannering, 
xlvi. [Scotch in both senses.] 
stibbornet, A Middle English spelling of 
stubborn. 
Stibial (stib'i-al), a. [< NL. stibium + -al] 
Like or having the qualities of antimony; an- 
timonial. 
stibialism (stib'i-al-izm), . [< stibial + -ism.] 
Antimonial intoxication or poisoning. Dun- 
glison. 
Stibiated (stib'i-a-ted), a. [< NL. stibium + 
-ate 1 + -ecft.'] Impregnated with antimony. 
Stibic (stib'ik), a. [< NL. stibium + -ic.~\ Same 
as antimonic. 
stibiconite (stib'i-kpn-it), n. A hydrous oxid 
of antimony, of a pale-yellow color, sometimes 
massive and compact, and also in powder as an 
incrustation. Also stiblite. 
stibiOUS (stib'i-us), a. [< NL. stibium + -ous.] 
Same as antimonious. 
stibium (stib'i-um), n. [NL., < L. stibium, also 
stibi, stintmi, < Gr. ari/ii, ori/ipi, a sulphuret of 
antimony. Cf. antimony.] Antimony. 
Stiblite (stib'lit), . Same as stibiconite. 
Stibnite (stib'nit), n. [< NL. stibium + -n- (?) 
+ -ite 2 .] Native antimony trisulphid (Sb 2 S s ), 
a mineral usually occurring in orthorhombic 
crystals, sometimes of great size, often acicular, 
and also massive. See cut under acicular. The 
color is lead-gray. Stibnite is sometimes blackish and 
dull externally, and with an iridescent tarnish, but when 
fresh It has a very brilliant metallic luster, especially on 
the surface of perfect cleavage. It is very soft, yielding to 
the pressure of the nail. This ore is the source of most 
of the antimony of commerce. Also called antimonite and 
antimony-glance. 
stibogram (stib'o-gram), . [< Gr. orijiof, a 
footstep, + y/mufia, a writing.] A graphic rec- 
ord of footprints. 
Stibornt, stibournt, Middle English forms 
of stubborn. 
stich (stik), H. [< Gr. arixoc, a row, order, line, 
< oreixeiv, go in line or order: see sty 1 . The 
word occurs in acrostic 1 (for acrosticli), distich, 
etc.] 1. A verse, of whatever measure or num- 
ber of feet. 2. A line in the Scriptures. 3. 
A row or rank, as of trees. 
sticharion (sti-ka'ri-on), n. ; pi. sticMria (-a). 
[< LGr. artxaptov.] In the Gr. Clt.,0. vestment 
corresponding to the alb of the Western Church. 
Like the alb, it is a long robe with close sleeves, and for- 
merly was of white linen. At the present day, however, 
It is often of silk or other rich material, and may be pur- 
ple in color. It is worn by subdeacons, deacons, priests, 
and bishops. 
stichel (stich 'el), n. [Also stichall, ststchil; 
origin obscure.] A term of reproach, applied 
especially by parents to children. Halliwell. 
[Obsolete or prov. Eng.] 
Barren, stichel ! that shall not serve thy turn. 
Lady Alimony, I. 4 b. 
Sticher (stich'er), v. i. [Assibilated freq. of 
xtir}; 1 .] To catch eels in a particular way. See 
((notation under .iticlierer. 
stick 
"Slithering," a Hampshire method (of catching eels], i> 
perhaps one of the most amusing. 
Pop. Sci. JUo., XXIX. 2.10. 
sticherer (stich 'or-er), H. [< xticlirr + -eyl.J 
One who sticliers. 
In the wide, deep drains ustd for irrigation eels abound, 
and the object nf the xliclierrr Is to thrust the sickle un- 
iler the eel's body, iiml, with a sudden hoist, to land him 
on the bank, from which be is transferred to the ba^. 
/.,,,. Set -i/..., xxix. *-,!. 
sticheron (Hti-ke'ron), . ; pi.. ifichcrti (-ra). [< 
.\Kil-. nnxiifiin' (sc. r/wTfi/woi 1 ), liclit. of iT7i.iv//J'".. 
pertaining to a vcrsicle, < Gr.imfof, a verse, ver- 
sicle.] In tin- fir. ('It., a troparion, or one of 
several troparia, following the psalms and in- 
termingled with stichoi. See stichnx. 
stichic (stik'ik), a. [< Gr. anxut&s, of lines or 
verses, < or/fof, a row, line: see stick.] Per- 
taining to a verse or line; consisting of verses 
or lines; linear; specifically, in anc. jiros., com- 
posed of lines of the same metrical form through- 
out: opposed to xyx 
The stickic portions of the cantlca of Terence are di- 
vided into strophes. Amer. Jour. I'hilol., VII. 399. 
Stichid (stik'id), n. [< siicliidiiiiii, q. v.] In 
hot., same as stirhidiinu. 
Stichidium (sti-kid'i-umt, >/.; pi. xtichidia (-a). 
[NL.,ir. o-ri^of, a row, line, + dim. -W.] In 
hot., a peculiarly modified branch of the thal- 
lus in gome alga;, which serves as a receptacle 
for the tetraspores. See cut under Alaif. Far- 
low, Marine Algae, p. 165. 
stichomancy (stik'o-man-si), n. [< Gr. arixof, 
a row, line, + fiavreia, divination.] Divination 
by lines or passages in books taken at hazard ; 
bibliomancy. 
stichometrlc (stik-o-met'rik), a. [< stichom- 
etr-y + -ic.] Same as stichometrical. J.R.Har- 
ris, Jour, of Philol., No. 15, p. 310. 
stichometrical (stik-o-met'ri-kal), a. [< sticli- 
ometric + -al.] Of or pertaining to stichom- 
etry; characterized by measurement by stichs 
or lines; stating the number of lines. 
Quite lately Mommsen has published . . . a previously 
unknown stichometrical catalogue of the books of the Bible, 
and also of the writings of Cyprian. 
Salmon, Int. to the New Testament, p. 559, note. 
stichometry (sti-kom'e-tri), . [< Gr. ern'^of, 
arow, line, verse,+ -/jeT/Ha,<//rpoi' t anieasure.] 
In paleog. , measurement of manuscripts by lines 
of fixed or average length ; also, an edition or a 
list containing or stating such measurement. 
It ["The Assumption of Moses"] is included in the sti- 
chametry of Nicephorus, who assigns it the same length 
... as the Apocalypse of St. John. 
Salmon, Int. to the New Testament, p. 52fl. 
Stichomythia (stik-o-mith'i-S), n. [< Gr. ari- 
XOfiMa, dialogue in alternate lines, < arixoftv- 
Otiv, answer one another line by line: see xlicli 
and myth.] In anc. Gr. drama and bucolic poetry, 
dialogue in alternate lines, or pairs or groups of 
lines; also, arrangement of lines in this manner. 
Usually in such dialogue one speaker opposes or corrects 
the other, often with partial repetition or imitation of his 
words. Also stichomythy. 
The speeches of this play are of inordinate length, 
though Stichomythia in the Greek antithetical manner is 
also introduced. A. W. Ward, Eng. Dram. Lit., 1. 118. 
Stichos (stik' os), H.; pi. xtichoi (-oi). [< Gr. 
a tixS, a row, line, verse.] 1. In paleog., a 
line of average length assumed in measuring 
the length of a manuscript. See epos, 3, and 
stichometry. 2. In the Gr. Ch., averse or ver- 
sicle, as in the psalter or the odes; especially, 
a verse or part of a verse from a psalm, used 
as a versicle. 
Stichwortt, . See stitcliwort. 
stick 1 (stik), c. ; pret. and pp. stuck, ppr. stick- 
ing. [A verb confused in form and meanings 
with stielft, stick 1 being more prop, sleek (as in 
dial, uses) or "steak (after the analogy of break, 
speak, etc.) ; E. dial, steek, Sc. steik, etc. ; < ME. 
stiken, prop, steken (pret. stak, pp. steken, i-stek- 
en, y-steke, stiken, xtoken; also, by conformity 
with stick'^, pret. stiked, stikede, pp. stiked),<. AS. 
"stecan (pret. "steer, pp. "stecen), pierce, stab, = 
OS. stekan (pret. stak) = OFries. steka = MD. 
D. steken = MLG. LG. steken = OHG. stechan, 
stehhan, MHG. G. stechen (pret. stacli, pp. gesto- 
chen), pierce ; not found in Scand. or Goth, (the 
Goth, form would be "stikan ; cf. Goth, staks, a 
mark, stigma, stiks, a point, a moment of time) ; 
Teut. V stik = L. yf stig (in instigate, prick, in- 
stigate, "stinguere (in comp. distinguere, distin- 
guish, exstingucre, extinguish), stim ulus, a prick, 
goad, stilus, a point, style, etc.) = Gr. y or<) 
(in <TTi'fi>, prick, ari-,fia, a prick, mark, spot) = 
Skt. / tij for "stij, be sharp. From this root 
are ult. E. >'/</,'-', xti<i; :i , xtitrli. xti'it/:. xtimj. etc., 
