majordomo

Definitions

1. 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.
2. A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate.
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3. Any overseer, organizer, person in command.
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Equivalents

Examples

“Pancho, the major-domo, came up to say⟳ that Colonel Morales was waiting below. Appleby bade him bring⟳ out cigars and wine, and rose from his seat when Morales came in.”

“In return⟳ for ruling over the king's palace, serving as the monarch's alter ego in the domestic sphere, and bearing the burden of accountability, the majordomo was compensated amply.”

“She called upon a Missouri cousin named Edward Hardy Clark, who became the indispensable majordomo of the Hearst estate.”

“The United Nation's climate majordomo -- tasked with herding 192 nations toward a do-or-die deal⟳ by year's end⟳ -- does not have⟳ the power to impose⟳ an agreement on how to curb greenhouse gases and cope with its consequences.”

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