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I think that what it indicates about the whole family is their honour. Even though they're pretty darn sure that the King's never going to return, they still stick to the ancient decrees and whatnot. And according to the ancient decrees, they're a family of Stewards, whether they like it or no.
Though all this should also be read in light of the story of Thorongil from Appendix A (iv): Gondor and the Heirs of Anarion, where "many believed that Denethor ... had discovered in truth who this stranger Thorongil was, and suspected that he and Mithrandir designed to supplant him."
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