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Manciple :: Manciple (n.) A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court..

Copyhold :: Copyhold (n.) A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court..

Dapifer :: Dapifer (n.) One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king's or a nobleman's household..

Stew :: Stew (v. i.) To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture..

Saucepan :: Saucepan (n.) A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan..

Steward :: Steward (n.) A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church..

Reeve :: Reeve (n.) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc..

Olla :: Olla (n.) A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.

Stew :: Stew (v. t.) To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples..

Steward :: Steward (n.) 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..

Verge :: Verge (n.) The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and the marshal of the king's household had special jurisdiction; -- so called from the verge, or staff, which the marshal bore..

Braise :: Braise (v. t.) To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.

Hotchpotch :: Hotchpotch (n.) A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various ingredients; a hodgepodge.

Stewartry :: Stewartry (n.) An overseer or superintendent.

Zoutch :: Zoutch (v. t.) To stew, as flounders, eels, etc., with just enough or liquid to cover them..

Ragout :: Ragout (n.) A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton..

Stew :: Stew (v. t.) A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons..

Skillet :: Skillet (n.) A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat..

Bailiff :: Bailiff (n.) An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc..

Stey :: Stewpot (n.) A pot used for stewing.

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