head butler
Top household servant
The head butler is the senior butler in a household with multiple butlers, responsible for overseeing the others and managing the most important duties.
In large estates or formal settings, the head butler coordinates service staff, manages the wine cellar, and attends directly to the master of the house: The head butler supervised preparations for the dinner party.
- majordomoChief steward of household
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- stewardManager for another
- servantOne employed to serve
- below stairsServant domain of house
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head butlermaster of the house
Home's primary authority figure
lord of the manor · employer · lady of the house · estate owner · householder
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