major-domo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the chief steward or butler of a great household
    seneschal.

WordNet

Ma`jor-do"mo noun
Etymology
Sp. mayordomo, or It. maggiordomo; both fr. LL. majordomus; L. major greater + domus house.
Definitions
  1. A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.

Webster 1913