What is the Latin word for steward?

The usual Latin words for “steward” are administrō, prōcūrātor, vīlicus; also dispēnsō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“steward” in Latin

administrōto attend upon, assist, serve; to take charge of, direct, manage, administer, do, accomplish; govern prōcūrātormanager, overseer, superintendent; procurator (office); agent, deputy vīlicusbailiff, steward of a farm/estate; villager dispēnsōto dispense, distribute; to manage, regulate, control

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

steward

administrator: procurator (manager of the affairs of an absentee by commission): villicus (under-steward of a manor). To commit the management of an estate to a steward, villicum fundo familiaeque praeponere: a house-steward, quires domesticas dispensat; dispensator.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for steward?: The usual Latin words for “steward” are administrō, prōcūrātor, vīlicus; also dispēnsō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.