huissier

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French huissier. Doublet of usher and possibly ostiary. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwiːsjeɪ/ === Noun === huissier (plural huissiers) (archaic) A doorman in France. (historical) A huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French ussier, from uis (“door”) + -ier (suffix denoting occupation), or inherited from Latin ostiārius. Doublet of ostiaire. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /ɥi.sje/ === Noun === huissier m (plural huissiers, feminine huissière) an usher, particularly: (archaic, ceremonial or literary) a doorman (law) ellipsis of huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff ==== Related terms ==== huis ==== Descendants ==== → English: huissier → Romanian: ușier (calque) → Tamil: உச்சே (uccē) === Further reading === “huissier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012