chiause
Syllables: chia·use/t͡ʃɑˈʊs/
chiause is the obsolete spelling of chiaus.
chiause is the obsolete spelling of chouse.
Meaning of chiaus
Noun
chiaus (plural chiauses)
- An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant, messenger, herald, interpreter.
- An Ottoman Empire çavuş (“sergeant”).
Meaning of chouse
Noun
chouse (plural chouses)
- One who is easily cheated; a gullible person.
- He that with injury is griev'd,
And goes to law to be reliev'd,
Is sillier than a sottish chouse
Who , when a thief has robb'd his house,
Applies himself to cunning men,
To help him to his goods agen1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...
- He that with injury is griev'd,
- A trick; a sham.
- A swindler.
- By this hand of flesh,
Would it might never write good court-hand more,
If I discover . What do you think of me,
That I am a chouse?1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet...
- By this hand of flesh,
Origin of chiause
* See chiaus
Questions about chiause
- What is chiause the obsolete spelling of?
- Chiause is the obsolete spelling of chiaus.
- How do you pronounce chiause?
- Chiause is pronounced /t͡ʃɑˈʊs/.
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