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Stu⋅art

[stoo-ert, styoo-]
–noun
1. a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
2. Charles Edward (“the Young Pretender” or “Bonnie Prince Charlie”), 1720–80, grandson of James II.
3. Also, Stewart. Darnley, Lord Henry.
4. Gilbert, 1755–1828, U.S. painter.
5. Henry, Darnley, Lord.
6. James Ewell Brown (“Jeb”), 1833–64, Confederate general in the Civil War.
7. James Francis Edward. Also called James III. (“the Old Pretender”), 1688–1766, English prince.
8. Jesse Hilton, 1907–84, U.S. writer.
9. John, 3rd Earl of Bute, 1713–92, British statesman: prime minister 1762–63.
10. Mary. Mary, Queen of Scots.
11. former name of Alice Springs.
12. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “steward.”

Alice Springs

–noun
a town in Northern Territory, in central Australia. 13,400.
Also called the Alice.
Formerly, Stuart.

Stew⋅art

[stoo-ert, styoo-]
–noun
1. Also, Stuart. Darnley, Lord Henry.
2. Du⋅gald [doo-guhld, dyoo-] , 1753–1828, Scottish philosopher.
3. James Maitland (Jimmy), 1908–97, U.S. actor.
4. Potter, 1915–85, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1958–81.
5. a river in central Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing from the Mackenzie Mountains W to the Yukon River. 331 mi. (533 km) long.
6. a male given name.
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Stuarts

A Scottish family that ruled England from the early seventeenth century to the early eighteenth century, except for the eleven years of the Commonwealth. The last Stuart, Queen Anne, died without any surviving children. The crown then passed to the House of Hanover.

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Stuart 
name of the British royal family from 1603-68 (see steward); attested from 1873 as an attribution for styles from that period.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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