ostiaire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ostiārius, from ostium. Doublet of huissier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔs.tjɛʁ/

Noun

ostiaire m (plural ostiaires)

(historical, Ancient Rome or archaic) porter, doorman, ostiary
Synonym: portier

Further reading

“ostiaire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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