Their number has been fixed at nineteen, and they are subject to the major-domo.
City life was ruled by the council, whose principal members were the justice, judge, jurors, "almutazaf", scribes, major-domos, and other minor officials.
The latter often played a role analogous to that of a majordomo or vizier in later times.
The "alfrez" was generally the next highest-ranking official after the majordomo.
His function at the court was essentially that of a majordomo, exclusively overseeing domestic palace affairs.
He lives alone in a mansion, with only his butler and majordomo for company.
The majordomo referred to in the surviving "fuero" may have been a local estate manager rather than the count's household official.
One butler held the post of majordomo simultaneously, as evidenced by a charter of 1072.
