"majordomo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈdəʊ.məʊ/ [UK], /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒɚˈdoʊ.moʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-majordomo.wav Forms: majordomos [plural], major domo [alternative], major-domo [alternative]
Etymology: From Italian maggiordomo and Spanish mayordomo, from Late Latin māior domūs (“steward”), from Latin māior (“main, principal”) + genitive singular of domus (“household”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dem-}}, {{bor|en|it|maggiordomo}} Italian maggiordomo, {{bor|en|es|mayordomo}} Spanish mayordomo, {{der|en|LL.|māior domūs||steward}} Late Latin māior domūs (“steward”), {{der|en|la|māior||main, principal}} Latin māior (“main, principal”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} majordomo (plural majordomos)
  1. The 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. Translations (head servant): ծառայապետ (caṙayapet) (Armenian), иконом (ikonom) [masculine] (Bulgarian), majordom [masculine] (Catalan), 管家 (guǎnjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), majordomus [masculine] (Czech), hovimestari (Finnish), majordome [masculine] (French), Majordomus [masculine] (German), Hausmeier [masculine] (German), Haushälter [masculine] (German), Hausverwalter [masculine] (German), majordomo (Ido), domochefo (Ido), maggiordomo [masculine] (Italian), дворски управник (dvorski upravnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), мајордо́мо (majordómo) [masculine] (Macedonian), majordomus [masculine] (Polish), mordomo [masculine] (Portuguese), vătaf [masculine] (Romanian), мажордо́м (mažordóm) [masculine] (Russian), дворе́цкий (dvoréckij) [masculine] (Russian), домоправи́тель (domopravítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), дворски управник [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), мајордом [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mayordomo [masculine] (Spanish), kahya (Turkish), خانساماں (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-majordomo-en-noun-u~1sMkDC Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 36 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 16 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 15 36 Disambiguation of 'head servant': 66 4 30
  2. (US, Southwest) A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-majordomo-en-noun-l3XiX372 Categories (other): American English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 36 43
  3. (chiefly US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command. Tags: US Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (any overseer, organizer, person in command): päällikkö (Finnish), kymppi (Finnish), Aufseher [masculine] (German), Verwalter [masculine] (German), Geschäftsführer [masculine] (German), надзорник [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), управник [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian) Translations (manager of an estate; overseer of a farm): pehtori (Finnish), Gutsverwalter [masculine] (German), Hausverwalter [masculine] (German), газда [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), управник имања (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-majordomo-en-noun-qHSfPiye Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 12 60 Disambiguation of People: 26 17 57 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 36 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 12 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 19 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 18 23 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 26 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 27 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 23 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 29 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 30 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 30 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 23 22 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 18 22 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 30 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 29 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 25 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 27 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 30 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 27 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 16 28 56 Disambiguation of 'any overseer, organizer, person in command': 11 4 85 Disambiguation of 'manager of an estate; overseer of a farm': 8 30 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seneschal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ծառայապետ"
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      "word": "管家"
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      "word": "Haushälter"
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      "word": "domochefo"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "head servant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "мајордо́мо"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "head servant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "majordomus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "head servant",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "mordomo"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "head servant",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "vătaf"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mažordóm",
      "sense": "head servant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "мажордо́м"
    },
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      "sense": "head servant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "дворе́цкий"
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      "word": "домоправи́тель"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "head servant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mayordomo"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "head servant",
      "word": "kahya"
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    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "head servant",
      "word": "خانساماں"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "manager of an estate; overseer of a farm",
      "word": "pehtori"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "manager of an estate; overseer of a farm",
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    {
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "manager of an estate; overseer of a farm",
      "word": "управник имања"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any overseer, organizer, person in command",
      "word": "päällikkö"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any overseer, organizer, person in command",
      "word": "kymppi"
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      "sense": "any overseer, organizer, person in command",
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      "sense": "any overseer, organizer, person in command",
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