majordomo
The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian householdThe 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.
Meaning
3 sensesThe 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.
Majordomus, Hausmeier, Haushälter
мажордо́мmažordóm, дворе́цкийdvoréckij, домоправи́тельdomopravítelʹ
(US)A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate.
(US)Any overseer, organizer, person in command.
Gutsverwalter, Hausverwalter, Aufseher
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From Italian maggiordomo and Spanish mayordomo, from Late Latin maior domūs (“steward”), fFrom Italian maggiordomo and Spanish mayordomo, from Late Latin maior domūs (“steward”), from Latin maior (“main, principal”) + genitive singular of domus (“household”).
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