Major-domo
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 Alternative form of majordomo: chief servant of a large house; a similar position in other contexts. alt-of, alternative
"As the other persons in the Castle, on whom such tasks were delegated, readily imitated the prudential conduct of the major-domo, there was little controul used towards Roland Græme, who, of course, learned no more than what a very active mind, and a total impatience of absolute idleness, led him to acquire upon his own account, and by dint of his own exertions."
- 2 the chief steward or butler of a great household wordnet
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More examples"As the other persons in the Castle, on whom such tasks were delegated, readily imitated the prudential conduct of the major-domo, there was little controul used towards Roland Græme, who, of course, learned no more than what a very active mind, and a total impatience of absolute idleness, led him to acquire upon his own account, and by dint of his own exertions."
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