majordomo

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

butler

chief steward

factotum

seneschal

steward

head of servants

one’s favorite disciple

Translations

majordom

majordome

mayordomo

Majordomus

mordomo

Hofmeister

Seneschall

Truchsess

αρχιοικονόμος

kahya

maire du palais

maître d’hôtel

maggiordomo

siniscalco

major domus maior domus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈdəʊ.məʊ/

Etymology

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