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单词 major-domo
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•jor-do•mo /ˈmeɪdʒɚˈdoʊmoʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -mos. 
  1. a man in charge of a great household, as that of a king or queen.
  2. a steward.
  3. one who makes arrangements for another.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•jor-do•mo  (mā′jər dōmō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mos. 
  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.
  • Medieval Latin majordomūs head of the house, equivalent. to major major + domūs, genitive of domus house; see dome
  • Spanish mayordomo
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
major-domo /ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ/ n ( pl -mos)
  1. the chief steward or butler of a great household
  2. facetious a steward or butler
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish mayordomo, from Medieval Latin mājor domūs head of the household
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