Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayordom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
may-or-dom
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tenure of a mayor.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From mayor + -dom.

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Questions

What does mayordom mean?
The tenure of a mayor.
Where does mayordom come from?
From mayor + -dom.

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