Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lord high steward

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: lord high- stew-ard
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

Lord High Stewards (plural)

Questions

What does lord high steward mean?: 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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