\Ste"ven\, n. [AS. stefn, stemn, voice; akin to D. stem,
G. stimme, Goth. stibna.]
1. Voice; speech; language. [Obs. or Scot.]

         Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is
         in heaven.                            --Chaucer.

2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. [Obs.] --Spenser.

{To set steven}, to make an appointment. [Obs.]

         They setten steven for to meet To playen at the
         dice.                                 --Chaucer.