Chiaus

Chiaus (from Turkish: çavuş) 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.

References

• Merriam-Webster Online - Chiaus entry
• Definition of chiaus in American Heritage Dictionary
• Massinger, Philip (1813). The Plays of Philip Massinger. G. and W. Nicol. p. 182. http://books.google.com/books?id=dDlKAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA182&dq=chiaus&lr=&as_brr=3&#PPA182,M1. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 

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