Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An official Turkish messenger, emissary, or sergeant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
chouse .
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- noun A
Turkish messenger .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The peculations of a certain "chiaus" in the year A.D. 1000 are said to have been the origin of the word "to chouse."] [96] {114} A phenomenon not uncommon with an angry Mussulman.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Finding our general but a simple man, the governor put him into a house with a _chiaus, _ or keeper, and a strong guard of janissaries, and kept him and his attendants prisoners for six weeks, I being of the number.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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Our chiaus had a warrant from the pacha to take up asses for our men, and accordingly did so at this place over night; but next morning the Arabians lay in ambush in the way, and took back their asses, neither of our chiauses daring to give them one uncivil word.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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