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noun
- 1. the chief steward of a large household: "I twice left a message, once with Pippa and once with her major-domo, asking him to ring back"
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A majordomo is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, this is the highest ( major) person of a household ( domūs or domicile) staff, a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence.
1. : a head steward of a large household (such as a palace) 2. : butler, steward. 3. : a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. broadly : the person who runs an enterprise. the majordomo of the fair. Did you know?
Majordomo is an old-fashioned word for the most important servant in a house, or a person who organizes things for others. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and translations from Cambridge Dictionary.
Major-domo definition: a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.. See examples of MAJOR-DOMO used in a sentence.
MAJORDOMO meaning: 1. the most important servant in a house, in charge of the other servants 2. a person whose job is…. Learn more.
1. a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward. 2. a steward or butler. 3. a person who makes arrangements for another. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.
Definition of major-domo noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
