Steven \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.