chawush

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English

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chä.wo͞oshʹ, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑˈwʊʃ/
  • Hyphenation: cha‧wush

Noun

chawush (plural chawushes)

  1. (historical) Archaic spelling of chiaus.
    • 1878 April 11, Gilbert Kirker, “Notes on Adrianople and Constantinople”, in Proceedings of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, Belfast: Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, →ISSN, page 103:
      The chawush, or sergeant, who had charge of these executions, generally turned them to his profit: []
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:chawush.