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Definition of Majordomo
1. n. A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.
Definition of Majordomo
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (US Southwest) A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate. ¹
3. Noun. (chiefly US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Majordomo
1. [n -MOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Majordomo
Literary usage of Majordomo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"That evil fellow, my mortal foe, Messer Pier Francesco Ricci, majordomo of the
Duke, took great pains to find out how the affair had gone. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... is one of the missionaries who furnished Father Jean- urer) and the Majordomo
of the Vatican, who are Baptiste du Halde with the ..."
3. The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the Reign of Louis XIV and the Regency by Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (1900)
"... a Cardinal—Other Rewards bestowed on him—Dispute with the Majordomo—An Irruption
into the Royal Apartment—The Cardinal thrashed—Extraordinary Scene. ..."
4. Rome, Ancient and Modern, and Its Environs: And Its Environs by Jeremiah Donovan (1844)
"The Majordomo implored the Pope to liberate him from his awkward position; but
his Holiness replied that he had no power to release from hell, ..."
5. Boccaccio: Comic Opera in Three Acts by Franz von Suppé, Giovanni Boccaccio, Richard Genée, F. Zell (1884)
"We 1 Majordomo. The gentleman who always came to you w;is no other than the ...
Is it possible 1 Majordomo. Why 1 PERON. What is the matter with you now t ..."
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