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major-domo

[ mey-jer-doh-moh ]

noun

plural major-domos.
  1. a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.
  2. a steward or butler.
  3. a person who makes arrangements for another.


major-domo

/ ËŒ³¾±ðɪ»åÏôəˈ»åəʊ³¾É™ÊŠ /

noun

  1. the chief steward or butler of a great household
  2. facetious.
    a steward or butler
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of major-domo1

1580–90; < Spanish mayordomo < Medieval Latin ³¾²¹Âá´Ç°ù»å´Ç³¾Å«²õ head of the house, equivalent to major major + »å´Ç³¾Å«²õ, genitive of domus house; dome
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of major-domo1

C16: from Spanish mayordomo, from Medieval Latin mÄjor domÅ«s head of the household
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Graae’s major-domo Max seeks to mollify the Nazis who control who gets sent on to the death camps.

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As for the Rangers, the boxing promoter and major-domo of Madison Square Garden back in the 1920s was a fellow named Tex Rickard.

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So a man called Bellamy — or is it his doppelgänger, Bollany? — accompanies Swan on the piano and serves as his awkward, temporizing major-domo.

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The atmosphere in the packed theater Sunday night had a comedy-club vibe, aided by the energy and charm of Veneziale, the smooth operator who both raps and serves as a kind of major-domo.

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With five minutes before takeoff, the captain came to usher me to the plane, where I was met by Robbins’s aeronautic major-domo, Ariane, a tall, well-seasoned flight attendant in a gray business-suit uniform.

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