Meaning of huissier | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A doorman in France.
   archaic
2. A huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“That is because the huissier cannot lead⟳ anyone in to see⟳ the President of France without first passing through the adjacent office of Jacques Attali.”

“A chorus of five huissiers, or ushers, line up in a row, like⟳ sleek crows cawing out comments on the machinations of their masters.”

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