noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈdəʊ.məʊ/
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US:/ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒɚˈdoʊ.moʊ/
CMU ARPABET:M EY2 JH ER0 D OW1 M OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Qualifier: Southwest
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any overseer, organizer, person in command.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Italian maggiordomo and Spanish mayordomo, from Late Latin maior domūs (“steward”), from Latin maior (“main, principal”) + genitive singular of domus (“household”).
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ծառայապետ
(caṙayapet)
— head servant
Bulgarian:
иконом
(ikonom)
— head servant
Catalan:
majordom
— head servant
Chinese Mandarin:
管家
(guǎnjiā)
— head servant
Czech:
majordomus
— head servant
Finnish:
hovimestari
— head servant
French:
majordome
— head servant
German:
Majordomus
— head servant
German:
Hausmeier
— head servant
German:
Haushälter
— head servant
German:
Hausverwalter
— head servant
Ido:
majordomo
— head servant
Ido:
domochefo
— head servant
Italian:
maggiordomo
— head servant
Macedonian:
дворски управник
(dvorski upravnik)
— head servant
Macedonian:
мајордо́мо
(majordómo)
— head servant
Persian:
خوانسالار
(xānsālār)
— head servant
Polish:
majordomus
— head servant
Portuguese:
mordomo
— head servant
Romanian:
vătaf
— head servant
Russian:
мажордо́м
(mažordóm)
— head servant
Russian:
дворе́цкий
(dvoréckij)
— head servant
Russian:
домоправи́тель
(domopravítelʹ)
— head servant
Serbo-Croatian:
дворски управник
— head servant
Serbo-Croatian:
мајордом
— head servant
Spanish:
mayordomo
— head servant
Turkish:
kahya
— head servant
Urdu:
خانساماں
— head servant
Finnish:
pehtori
— manager of an estate; overseer of a farm
German:
Gutsverwalter
— manager of an estate; overseer of a farm
German:
Hausverwalter
— manager of an estate; overseer of a farm
Serbo-Croatian:
газда
— manager of an estate; overseer of a farm
Serbo-Croatian:
управник имања
— manager of an estate; overseer of a farm
Finnish:
päällikkö
— any overseer, organizer, person in command
Finnish:
kymppi
— any overseer, organizer, person in command
German:
Aufseher
— any overseer, organizer, person in command
German:
Verwalter
— any overseer, organizer, person in command
German:
Geschäftsführer
— any overseer, organizer, person in command
Serbo-Croatian:
надзорник
— any overseer, organizer, person in command
Serbo-Croatian:
управник
— any overseer, organizer, person in command
