text_original: An opinion which has found some powerful supporters is that the office was the same which was called by the Germans seneschal^ " the oldest serv  ant " in the palace, and that as the last part of this word denoted a servile condition, the more respect  ful Latin term major domus was adopted instead of it.
text_transcription: AN OPINION WHICH HAS FOUND SOME POWERFUL SUPPORTERS IS THAT THE OFFICE WAS THE SAME WHICH WAS CALLED BY THE GERMANS SENESCHAL THE OLDEST SERVANT IN THE PALACE AND THAT AS THE LAST PART OF THIS WORD DENOTED A SERVILE CONDITION THE MORE RESPECTFUL LATIN TERM MAJOR DOMIS WAS ADOPTED INSTEAD
phonemes: ɐn əpˈɪniən wˌɪtʃ hɐz fˈaʊnd sˌʌm pˈaʊɚfəl səpˈɔːɹɾɚz ɪz ðætðɪ ˈɑːfɪs wʌzðə sˈeɪm wˌɪtʃ wʌz kˈɔːld baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmənz sˈɛnɛʃəl " ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst sˈɜːv ˈænt " ɪnðə pˈælɪs, ænd ðæt æz ðə lˈæst pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðɪs wˈɜːd dᵻnˈoʊɾᵻd ɐ sˈɜːvaɪl kəndˈɪʃən, ðə mˈɔːɹ ɹᵻspˈɛkt fˈʌl lˈætɪn tˈɜːm mˈeɪdʒɚ dˈoʊməs wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ɪt.