majordome

French

Etymology

Italian maggiordomo, from Late Latin māior domūs (“steward”), from Latin māior (“main, principal”) + genitive singular of domus (“household”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ʒɔʁ.dɔm/
Audio (file)
Homophone: majordomes
Hyphenation: ma‧jor‧dome

Noun

majordome m (plural majordomes)

majordomo

Further reading

“majordome” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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