majordome
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian maggiordomo, from Late Latin māior domūs (“steward”), from Latin māior (“main, principal”) + genitive singular of domus (“household”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ma.ʒɔʁ.dɔm/
Audio (file) - Homophone: majordomes
- Hyphenation: ma‧jor‧dome
Noun[edit]
majordome m (plural majordomes)
Further reading[edit]
- “majordome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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