chiaush

See also: Chiaush

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chä.o͞oshʹ, IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈuʃ/
  • Hyphenation: chia‧ush

Noun

chiaush

  1. (historical) Obsolete spelling of chiaus [17th–18th c.]
    • 1797, William Fordyce Mavor, Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period, volume 11, London: E. Newberry, →OCLC, page 76:
      The petitioners ſpeak for themſelves or request the aſſiſtance of a chiauſh; for neither pleaders nor attornies are admitted.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:chiaush.

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