The story
- French · borrowed fromhuissier
- English todayhuissier
Borrowed from French huissier. Doublet of usher and possibly ostiary.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A doorman; a domestic officer who guarded the doors to chambers in a mansion or similar large establishment. Full definition →
Borrowed from French huissier. Doublet of usher and possibly ostiary.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.