Lord High Steward

English

Noun

Lord High Steward (plural Lord High Stewards)

  1. The first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor. The office has generally remained vacant since 1421 and is now primarily ceremonial and filled only for a coronation.
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