major-domo

[ mey-jer-doh-moh ]

/ ˌmeɪ dʒərˈdoʊ moʊ /

a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.

a steward or butler.

a person who makes arrangements for another.

Origin of major-domo

1580–90; < Spanish mayordomo < Medieval Latin majordomūs head of the house, equivalent to major major + domūs, genitive of domus house; see dome

The all-powerful minister Tanucci, placed his major-domo at their service, to show them all that was worth seeing.

Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Otto Jahn
At the moment the Frenchmen went into the house with the major-domo, Don Tadeo came out by another door.

The Adventurers |Gustave Aimard
"Pardon, Excellency, but the Major-domo is absent at this moment," a slave respectfully answered.

The Buccaneer Chief |Gustave Aimard
The major-domo returned to his own room and called a council.

The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories |Ivn Turgnieff

The major-domo looked at her as if such lèse majesté deserved hanging.

Bambi |Marjorie Benton Cooke

major-domo

/ (ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ) /

the chief steward or butler of a great household

facetious a steward or butler

C16: from Spanish mayordomo, from Medieval Latin mājor domūs head of the household