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huissier.

an usher

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɥi.sje/
  1. an usher a doorman

    archaic · masculine
  2. an usher ellipsis of huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French ussier, from uis (“door”) + -ier (suffix denoting occupation), or inherited from Latin ostiārius. Doublet of ostiaire.

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