commissionaire

[kuh-mish-uh-nair]

com·mis·sion·aire

[kuh-mish-uh-nair]
noun British.
a uniformed attendant, as a doorkeeper or usher.

Origin:
1755–65; < French commissionnaire; see commission, -aire
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Commissionaire is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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commissionaire (kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛə)
 
n
chiefly (Brit) a uniformed doorman at a hotel, theatre, etc
 
[C18: from French, from commission]

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