huissier

/ɥi.sje/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les huissiers

Meaning

  1. bailiff

    • L'huissier remet la convocation au tribunal.

      The bailiff delivers the court summons.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

alguacil

alguacil is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bailiff."

Practice

1 What does huissier mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'___ remet la convocation au tribunal.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches huissier?

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