Amajordomo (US:/ˌmeɪdʒərˈdoʊmoʊ/) is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, this is the highest (major) person of a household (domūs ordomicile) staff, a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence.
A majordomo may also, more informally, be someone who oversees the day-to-day responsibilities of a business enterprise.[1] Historically, many institutions and governments—monasteries, cathedrals, and cities—as well as noble and royal houses, also had the post of majordomo, who usually was in charge of finances.
Additionally, theHispanos of New Mexico use the related termmayordomo to refer to the manager of anacequia system for a town or valley. In English, "mayordomo" meansbutler.
The word majordomo is derived frommaior domūs (Latin for 'principal of the house'), and it was borrowed into English from Spanishmayordomo or Old Italianmaiordomo. Also, it is found as Frenchmajordome, modern Italianmaggiordomo, Portuguese andGalicianmordomo, andRomanian andCatalanmajordom.
The dictionary definition ofmajordomo at Wiktionary