A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants, collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like. Worthy to be stewards of rent and land. They came near to the steward of Joseph's house.
A twig is a small thin terminal branch of a woody plant. The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away.here are two types of twig, vegetative twigs and fruiting spurs. Fruiting spurs are specialized twigs that generally branch off the sides of branches and leading twigs, and are stubby and slow-growing, with many annular ring markings from seasons past.
It has to be said that its original meaning is 'Not proven' but it is believed to be of pre 7th century Old Scandinavian origin. If so it is probably a form of the Norse personal name Sprigin. This developed from the word sprige meaning a twig or branch; and the diminutive suffix -in; hence Little branch. coat of arms associated with the name has the blazon of a silver field, a chevron engraved between three black escallops, and the motto Non civium ardor, translating as 'Not the bravery of the citizens' .