Sc. Also 8 stuarty. [f. stewart, STEWARD sb. + -Y.] = STEWARTRY.
Chiefly used by English writers, though one or two Scottish examples are found.
1610. Holland, Camden’s Brit., II. 6. Counties which they cal Shiriffdomes, Seneschalsies commonly Stewarties and Bailiwickes.
1708. Lond. Gaz., No. 4473/1. The Head Burghs of the several Shires and Stuarties in Scotland.
1747. Gentl. Mag., XVII. 556. These jurisdictions are either regalities, justiciaries, sheriffalties, stewarties, bailliaries.
1752. J. Louthian, Form of Process (ed. 2), 171. The Sheriffs or Stewarts of the Shires or Stewarties.
1796. Morse, Amer. Geog., II. 97. Caithness, and the two stewarties.
