[ussiere] (c.1240)
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[ussiere] (c.1240)

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[ FEW: 7,438b ostium; Gdf: 4,525 huissiere 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 11,28 uissiere; DEAF:  uis (uissiere); DMF:  huissière; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 2066a ostiaria 1 ]
uissiere;  ussere  

s.f.

1femaleoccupationfemale porter, doorkeeper: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) L’uis a overt et si s’en va; N'i trova mie de l'uissiere, L'uis laisse tot overt arriere  312.VI.235
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  quant il vindrent en l'ostel Anné, Seint Johan entra com celi qu'estoit conu de la menee [...]. Pus pria Seint Johan l'ussere qu'ele lessast entrer Seint Pere  68.44
us#2  ussel  usserie#1  usserie#2  ussier 
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