major-domo
noun/ˌmeɪdʒə ˈdəʊməʊ/
/ˌmeɪdʒər ˈdəʊməʊ/
(plural major-domos)
- a senior servant who manages a large houseWord Originlate 16th cent.: via Spanish and Italian from medieval Latin major domus ‘highest official of the household’.
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