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mayor of the palace

noun

one of a line of hereditary administrative lieutenants to the Merovingian kings who eventually took over royal function and title in the Frankish kingdoms; a palatine.

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Origin of mayor of the palace

1520–30; translation of Medieval Latin major domūs;see major-domo

Words nearby mayor of the palace

mayonnaise, mayor, mayoralty, mayoress, Mayo-Robson's position, mayor of the palace, mayor's court, Mayo's operation, Mayotte, Maypole, maypop
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