Steward vs Majordomo - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between steward and majordomo

is that steward is a person who manages the property or affairs for another entity while majordomo is the head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.

As a verb steward

is to act as the steward or caretaker of (something.

As a proper noun Steward

is {{surname|A=An English|from=occupations}}, a variant of Stewart.

steward

English

(wikipedia steward)

Noun

(en noun)

A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.

A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.

*:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards , carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.

A flight attendant, especially but not exclusively'' a male flight attendant. ''Often as "air steward", "airline steward", etc.

A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.

A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals.

A fiscal agent of certain bodies.

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.

In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.

:(Erskine)

In information technology, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.

Synonyms

* (union member) (l) * (l), (l)

Derived terms

* shop steward * stewardly * stewardry * understeward

Hyponyms

* stewardess

Verb

(en verb)

To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)

* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 1, author=Richard G. Jones, title=An Acting Governor’s Balancing Act: Taking the Lead Without Stepping on Toes, work=New York Times citation

, passage=Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, a Democrat from Middlesex County, said, “It’s an uncomfortable situation,” but added that Mr. Codey is nevertheless “ably stewarding the state.”}}

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majordomo

English

(wikipedia majordomo)

Noun

(en noun)

The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.

*{{quote-book, year=1907, author=

, title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=22 citation , passage=Pancho, the major-domo , came up to say that Colonel Morales was waiting below. Appleby bade him bring out cigars and wine, and rose from his seat when Morales came in.}}

* {{quote-book

, year=2002 , author=Marta VanLandingham , title=Transforming the State: King, Court and Political Culture in the Realms of Aragon (1213-1387) , chapter=7 , isbn=9004127437 , page=164 , passage=In return for ruling over the king's palace, serving as the monarch's alter ego in the domestic sphere, and bearing the burden of accountability, the majordomo was compensated amply.}}

(US, Southwest) A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate.

* {{quote-book

, year=2006 , author=Gray A. Brechin , title=Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin , chapter=5 , isbn=0520250087 , page=212 , passage=She called upon a Missouri cousin named Edward Hardy Clark, who became the indispensable majordomo of the Hearst estate.}}

Any overseer, organizer, person in command.

* 2009 , The Economic Times , 7 Jun 2009:

The United Nation's climate majordomo -- tasked with herding 192 nations toward a do-or-die deal by year's end -- does not have the power to impose an agreement on how to curb greenhouse gases and cope with its consequences.