'Steven' definitions:

Definition of 'Steven'

From: GCIDE
  • Steven \Ste"ven\, n. [AS. stefn, stemn, voice; akin to D. stem, G. stimme, Goth. stibna.]
  • 1. Voice; speech; language. [Obs. or Scot.] [1913 Webster]
  • Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is in heaven. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • To set steven, to make an appointment. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • They setten steven for to meet To playen at the dice. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]