Wiktionary
chiaus
n. 1 (label en historical) An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendent, messenger, herald, interpreter. 2 (label en historical) An Ottoman Empire (l tr çavuş sergeant). 3 (obsolete spelling of chouse a swindler English) vb. (obsolete spelling of chouse cheat, trick, swindle English)
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Chiaus
Chiaus (from ) is an official Turkish messenger, emissary, or sergeant. It was also a title for an officer in the Ottoman court carrying out the duty of an usher, as well as an ambassador to foreign princes and states.
Usage examples of "chiaus".
The emperor was not a little alarmed by a revolution at the Ottoman porte, until the new sultan despatched a chiaus to Vienna, with an assurance that he would give no assistance to the malcontents of Hungary.