Etymology

chiaus

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Today it means: An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant, messenger, herald, interpreter. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish چاوش
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromچاوش“messenger, herald, licitor, sergeant”
  2. English todaychiaus

First attested c. 1600, from Ottoman Turkish چاوش (çavuş, “messenger, herald, licitor, sergeant”). Cognate with Turkish çavuş, Old Turkic 𐰲𐰉𐰾 (čabïš, “army commander”). Doublet of chouse.

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