mayordomo
Head household servant
A mayordomo is the head servant or steward of a large household, responsible for managing staff and domestic affairs.
The Spanish term appears in English contexts involving Latin American or Spanish settings.
In the American Southwest, a mayordomo may also be the person who manages an acequia—a community irrigation ditch—overseeing water distribution and maintenance.
Spanish-speaking country estate
- overseerOne who monitors work
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
- stewardManager for another
- foremanWorker who directs others
administrator · land management · tenant · rancho · finca · property · irrigation · agricultural
Personal servant or parker
- footmanUniformed domestic male attendant
- manservantMale domestic employee
- gentleman's gentlemanPersonal male servant
- JeevesByword for butler
seneschal · steward · retainer · domestic · attendant · houseboy · servitor · livery
Household provisions closet
- linensHousehold fabric goods
- silverwareMetal eating utensils
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
- parlorFormal room for visitors
larder · housekeeper · scullery · servants' quarters · manor · estate · chambermaid · drawing room
Festive public celebration
- parishLocal church community
- processionFormal moving line
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
- churchPlace of Christian worship
celebration · community · tradition · sponsor · feast day · ceremony · devotion · altar
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- allocationDistribution of shares
- canalDug water passage
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
community · watershed · diversion · spring · distribution · maintenance · farming · arid
hacienda
Spanish-speaking country estate
foreman · administrator · land management · tenant · rancho · finca · property · irrigation · agricultural · landowner
valet
Personal servant or parker
- footmanUniformed domestic male attendant
- manservantMale domestic employee
- gentleman's gentlemanPersonal male servant
Jeeves · seneschal · steward · retainer · domestic · attendant · houseboy · servitor · livery · house manager
pantry
Household provisions closet
- linensHousehold fabric goods
- silverwareMetal eating utensils
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
parlor · larder · housekeeper · scullery · servants' quarters · manor · estate · chambermaid · drawing room · housekeeping
fiesta
Festive public celebration
- parishLocal church community
- processionFormal moving line
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
church · celebration · community · tradition · sponsor · feast day · ceremony · devotion · altar · barrio
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- allocationDistribution of shares
- canalDug water passage
agriculture · community · watershed · diversion · spring · distribution · maintenance · farming · arid
- lujo hotelerojacuzzi, spa, suite, penthouse
- Spanish Colonialencomienda, hacienda, conquistador, viceroy, viceroyalty
- Rancho Californiarancho, hacienda, vaquero, ranchero, adobe
- acequiasheadgate, sangria, repartimiento, cleaning day, annual meeting
- cofradiaspenitentes
- Penitentesself-flagellation, self-mortification, processions, prayer vigils
mayordomomaster
Authority or controller
master of the house · lord · owner · señor · landlord
mayordomoscullery maid
Lowest-ranking female kitchen servant
errand boy · stable boy · chambermaid · menial · underling
mayordomoparishioner
Member of a congregation
congregant · participant · follower · attendee · community member
mayor, major, majority, majorities, mayors, mayoral, majorly, majordomo