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majordomo

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈdəʊ.məʊ/Sorted adjmmooorStarts with MEnds with O0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A chief steward, head servant, or person who manages a household or staff.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Pancho, the major-domo, came up to say that Colonel Morales was waiting below. Appleby bade him bring out cigars and wine, and rose from his seat when Morales came in.
  • In return for ruling over the king's palace, serving as the monarch's alter ego in the domestic sphere, and bearing the burden of accountability, the majordomo was compensated amply.
  • She called upon a Missouri cousin named Edward Hardy Clark, who became the indispensable majordomo of the Hearst estate.

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