majordomo

Significat (Anglès)

1. The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.
2. (US) A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate.
3. (US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command.

Conceptes

majordom

senescal

Sinònims

butler

chief steward

factotum

seneschal

steward

head of servants

one’s favorite disciple

Traduccions

mayordomo

majordome

Majordomus

mordomo

Seneschall

Truchsess

αρχιοικονόμος

maire du palais

maître d’hôtel

maggiordomo

siniscalco

major domus maior domus

senescal

kahya

Gutsverwalter

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈdəʊ.məʊ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Italian maggiordomo and Spanish mayordomo, from Late Latin maior domūs (“steward”), from Latin maior (“main, principal”) + genitive singular of domus (“household”).