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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