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MAJOR-DOMO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does major-domo mean?
• MAJOR-DOMO (noun)
The noun MAJOR-DOMO has 1 sense:
1. the chief steward or butler of a great household
Familiarity information: MAJOR-DOMO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The chief steward or butler of a great household
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
major-domo; seneschal
Hypernyms ("major-domo" is a kind of...):
retainer; servant (a person working in the service of another (especially in the household))
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