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STEWARD
STEWARD, (maitre-valet, Fr.) an officer in a ship of war, appointed by the purser, to distribute the different species of provisions to the officers and crew; for which purpose he is furnished with a mate and proper assistants.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 280, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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