major-domo

Proteins, of course; RNA acts as the major-domo, a bridge between the castes.

Graae’s major-domo Max seeks to mollify the Nazis who control who gets sent on to the death camps.

As for the Rangers, the boxing promoter and major-domo of Madison Square Garden back in the 1920s was a fellow named Tex Rickard.

So a man called Bellamy — or is it his doppelgänger, Bollany? — accompanies Swan on the piano and serves as his awkward, temporizing major-domo.

The atmosphere in the packed theater Sunday night had a comedy-club vibe, aided by the energy and charm of Veneziale, the smooth operator who both raps and serves as a kind of major-domo.