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Seneschal :: Seneschal (n.) An officer in the houses of princes and dignitaries, in the Middle Ages, who had the superintendence of feasts and domestic ceremonies; a steward. Sometimes the seneschal had the dispensing of justice, and was given high military commands..

Okra :: Okra (n.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo..

Haricot :: Haricot (n.) A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables.

Salmis :: Salmis (n.) A ragout of partly roasted game stewed with sauce, wine, bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite..

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

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..

Feeder :: Feeder (n.) One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward..

Steward :: Steward (n.) In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands..

Approver :: Approver (v. t.) A bailiff or steward; an agent.

Stoak :: Stives (n. pl.) Stews; a brothel.

Stewardship :: Stewardly (adv.) In a manner, or with the care, of a steward..

Landreeve :: Landreeve (n.) A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an assistant to the steward..

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

Stew :: Stew (n.) A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium.

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

Chiltern Hundreds :: Chiltern Hundreds () A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats..

Stewing :: Stewed (imp. & p. p.) of Ste.

Greencloth :: Greencloth (n.) A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred yards beyond the gates..

Comprador :: Comprador (n.) A kind of steward or agent.

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

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