English

Noun

chiaush

1. (historical) Obsolete spelling of chiaus [17th–18th c.]
   • 1797, Mavor, William Fordyce, Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period, volume 11, London: E. Newberry, OCLC 670351689, page 76:

     The petitioners ſpeak for themſelves or request the aſſiſtance of a chiauſh; for neither pleaders nor attornies are admitted.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:chiaush.

References

• "Chiaus" in A New English dictionary on historical principles, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1893, volume 2, p. 334.