major-domo

[ mey-jer-doh-moh ]
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noun,plural ma·jor-do·mos.
  1. a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.

  2. a steward or butler.

  1. a person who makes arrangements for another.

Origin of major-domo

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1580–90; <Spanish mayordomo<Medieval Latin majordomūs head of the house, equivalent to majormajor + domūs, genitive of domus house; see dome

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British Dictionary definitions for major-domo

major-domo

/ (ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ) /


nounplural -mos
  1. the chief steward or butler of a great household

  2. facetious a steward or butler

Origin of major-domo

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C16: from Spanish mayordomo, from Medieval Latin mājor domūs head of the household

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