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English
Etymology
a. 1670, from French chiaux.
Noun
chiaux
- Obsolete spelling of chiaus.
1670 August 23, Joseph George Muddiman, anonymous quotee, , quoted in A history of English journalism to the foundation of the Gazette, London, New York: Longmans, Green, published 1908, →OCLC, page 213:The Venice letrs dat 15th tells us that the Grand Segnr was at Adrianople and had sent a hye chiaux to ye vizer of Candea to attend him, who upon ye mesage immediately left Candea havinge by his severitie of impayling them that abused ye Venechanes […]
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References
- “chiaux”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- "Chiaus" in A New English dictionary on historical principles, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1893, volume 2, p. 334.
- "chiaus, chaus(e), chouse, chaoush" in John F. Stanford, Charles A. M. Fennell, editor, The Stanford dictionary of anglicised words and phrases, Cambridge: Cambridge, University Press, 1892, pages 238–239. →OCLC.
French
Noun
chiaux m (plural chiaux)
- Obsolete form of chiaoux.
1580, Description de toute l'isle de Cypre: et des roys, princes et seigneurs, tant payens que chrestiens qui ont commandé en icelle , Famagouste, CY: Editions l'Oiseau, translation of original by Steffano Lusignano, published 1968, →OCLC, page after 257:
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