Meanings
chaoosh1
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of chiaus.
When the sultan of the genii had read the note, he called out to one of his chaoosh⁸, who immediately attended before him, and commanded him to bring into his presence without delay the genie who had enchanted the daughter of the sultan of Cairo.
1811, Jonathan Scott, The arabian nights entertainments, volume 6, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, page 26
Chaoosh2
- Alternative letter-case form of chaoosh; obsolete spelling of chiaus.
They are under the guidance of a Chaoosh, or Superintendant, a most consequential personage, and generally a Seid, with a mixture of Turkish and Persian in him which no doubt adds both to his servility and insolence.
1828, Robert Cotton Money, Journal of a Tour in Persia, during the years 1824 & 1825, London: Teape and Son, →OCLC, page 86
Origin
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