major-domo (redirected from major-domos)

ma·jor-do·mo  (mjr-dm)

n. pl. ma·jor-do·mos

1. The head steward or butler in the household of a sovereign or great noble.

2. A steward or butler.

3. One who makes arrangements or directs affairs for another.

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[Italian maggiordomo or Spanish mayordomo, both from Medieval Latin mior doms : Latin mior, chief; see meg- in Indo-European roots + Latin doms, genitive of domus, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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major-domo [ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ]

n pl -mos

1. (Business / Professions) the chief steward or butler of a great household

2. Facetious a steward or butler

[from Spanish mayordomo, from Medieval Latin mājor domūs head of the household]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

major-domo - the chief steward or butler of a great household seneschal servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

Translations

major-domo

n → Haushofmeister m, → Majordomus m