majordomo
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ma·jor·do·mo /ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ $ -dʒərˈdoʊmoʊ/ noun (plural majordomos) [countable] old-fashioned BODHsomeone in charge of the servants in a large house 〔大宅内的〕大管家，总管
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majordomo• Distraught, the fat majordomo was bustling into the pineapple.• Liveried guards admitted the majordomo and those he escorted into the marble pineapple.• Meh'Lindi moved closer to the majordomo, her fingers flexing.Origin majordomo (1500-1600) Spanish mayordomo or early Italian maiordomo, from Medieval Latin major domus “chief of the house”ma·jor·do·mo nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a in charge someone the in servants of
majordomo
ma‧jor‧do‧mo /ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ $ -dʒərˈdoʊmoʊ/
noun (plural majordomos) [countable] old-fashioned
ma‧jor‧do‧mo /ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ $ -dʒərˈdoʊmoʊ/
noun (plural majordomos) [countable] old-fashioned Date: 1500-1600
Language: Spanish
Origin: mayordomo or early Italian maiordomo, from Medieval Latin major domus 'chief of the house'
someone in charge of the servants in a large house
Language: Spanish
Origin: mayordomo or early Italian maiordomo, from Medieval Latin major domus 'chief of the house'