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A steward is an official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country and who may have a mandate to govern it in their name; in the latter case, it is synonymous with the position of regent, vicegerent, viceroy, king's lieutenant (for Romance languages), governor, or deputy (the Roman rector, praefectus, or vicarius).
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, holding his white staff of office (portrait dated AD 1567, the year he was appointed Lord Steward).. Within the Curia Regis, the office of Steward of the King's Household was indistinguishable from that of Lord (High) Steward of England, which had first been introduced to the realm under William the Conqueror (and which was by the end of the 12th century ...
Stewardship is a practice committed to ethical value that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] economics, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] health, [ 6 ] places, [ 7 ] property, [ 8 ] information, [ 9 ] theology, [ 10 ] and cultural resources.
Environmental stewardship, responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices Land stewardship , caring for a piece of land regardless of its ownership
The Medieval Academy of America (MAA; spelled Mediaeval until c. 1980) [1] is the largest organization in the United States promoting the field of medieval studies. It was founded in 1925 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts .
In 1939 it was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Pius XII, by which it was given the power to grant licenciate and doctorate degrees in medieval studies. [4] In 1964 the University of Toronto established the Centre for Medieval Studies as part of the School of Graduate Studies, for students pursuing a master's degree or doctorate in medieval ...
Medieval Scenarios and Recreations, Inc. (MSR) is an educational non-profit living history organization dedicated to the education, understanding, and appreciation of the Middle Ages. The structure for this activity revolves around the Kingdom of Acre ( pronounced AC-R ).
The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS) in Oxford, England, is a programme for international students (mainly American) to study in Oxford, and also encourages research in the humanities and fields of Medieval and Renaissance studies. It was founded by Dr. John and Dr. Sandra J.K.M Feneley in 1975.