huissier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French huissier. Doublet of usher and possibly ostiary.

Noun

huissier (plural huissiers)

1. (archaic) A doorman in France.
2. (historical) A huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff.

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French

Etymology

From Old French ussier, from uis, huis, or from Vulgar Latin *ustiārius (“doorkeeper”), from Latin ostiārius, from ostium (“door”). Doublet of ostiaire.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɥi.sje/

Noun

huissier m (plural huissiers)

1. An usher, particularly:
   1. (archaic, ceremonial or literary) a doorman.
   2. (law) Clipping of huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff.

Related terms

• huis

Further reading

• “huissier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.