English Explanatory Dictionary

huissier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːsjeɪ/

Word forms

huissier huissiers

Etymology

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

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