chiaush

chia·ush
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/t͡ʃəˈuʃ/

A form of chiaus — An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant, messenger, herald, interpreter.

First used 17th–18th c.Scrabble 15
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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalobsoleteObsolete spelling of chiaus .First known use 17th–18th c.

    The petitioners ſpeak for themſelves or request the aſſiſtance of a chiauſh; for neither pleaders nor attornies are admitted.

    1797, William Fordyce Mavor, Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period, volume 11, London: E. Newberry, →OCLC, page 76

Origin

* See chiaus

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