huissier — meaning in English

English meaning

• bailiff noun A court officer responsible for keeping order in the courtroom and enforcing the judge's orders.
• usher noun A person who shows people to their seats, for example at a wedding, cinema, or theatre.

Senses

huissier is used for these senses in English:

• bailiff (historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.
• usher A doorkeeper in a courtroom.

bailiff — full definition

1. noun A court officer responsible for keeping order in the courtroom and enforcing the judge's orders.
2. noun An officer who enforces court orders such as evictions or seizure of property to repay a debt.

usher — full definition

1. noun A person who shows people to their seats, for example at a wedding, cinema, or theatre.
2. verb To guide or lead someone somewhere.

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