Etymograph

English

huissier de justice

Huissier de justice comes from French huissier de justice ‘justice usher, court usher’, from Old French ussier ‘doorman’, and ultimately from Latin ōstium ‘door’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEōstium‘door’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEostiārius‘of or pertaining to a door’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400uis‘door’
  4. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400ussier‘doorman’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presenthuissier‘usher’
  6. French, derivedc. 1600–presenthuissier de justice‘justice usher, court usher’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEōstium‘door’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEostiārius‘of or pertaining to a door’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400uis‘door’
  4. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400ussier‘doorman’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presenthuissier‘usher’
  6. French, derivedc. 1600–presenthuissier de justice‘justice usher, court usher’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin ostiārius ‘of or pertaining to a door’

usher, 3 more

Today it means

noun An officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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