MAJORDOMO


Meaning of MAJORDOMO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmā-jər-ˈdō-(ˌ)mō ]

noun

( plural -mos )

Etymology: Spanish mayordomo or obsolete Italian maiordomo, from Medieval Latin major domus, literally, chief of the house

Date: 1589

1. : a head steward of a large household (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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.