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Encyclopedia: Lord Steward
The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, is an important official of the Royal Household. He is always a peer. Until 1924, he was always a member of the Government. (The Lord Ste...
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The office of steward of the household, customarily designated that of lord steward, was in the gift of the crown. The lord steward was the principal officer of the household below stairs in whom was vested the bulk of the patronage in that department.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE LORD STEWARD or Household Below Stairs; Board of Green Cloth; Lord Steward 1660-1837; The lord steward presided over the Household Below Stairs. In addition to making contracts and overseeing the activity of the board of green cloth, he was the principal judge for all offences committed within the verge.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on lord steward (English official), in England, an official of the royal household, whose duties were originally...
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Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, an important official of But he has superseded the lord steward of the household, as the lord...
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Much of the work, however, was delegated to his subordinates, in particular the Master of the Household. Since the 1920s the Lord Steward has only been the titular head of the Master of the Household's Department, and the Board of Green Cloth disappeared in the reform of the local government licensing in 2004.
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But the duties which in theory belong to the lord steward, treasurer and comptroller of the household are in practice performed by the master of the...
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The person who understands the Kingdom of God, says the Lord Jesus Christ, “is like the head of a household who can bring from his store both the new and the old.” (Gospel of Matthew 14:46). This reflection by Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio offers some ideas on how this passage relates to the eternal debate between liberals...
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The first time I waited on the Lord Steward of the King's Household, in the Year 1666, the Persian Court being in Hircania, a Man of Distinction came to him about some Business, the Lord Steward said to him, why don't you go to the First Minister, to whom I have already sent you back;
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An Act to consolidate the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1980 and certain related enactments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission. (a) that the appointment of a deputy to the coroner of the Queen’s household shall be subject to the approval of the Lord Steward of the Queen’s household; and...
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