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con⋅cierge

[kon-see-airzh; Fr. kawn-syerzh]
–noun, plural -cierges [-see-air-zhiz; Fr. -syerzh] .
1. (esp. in France) a person who has charge of the entrance of a building and is often the owner's representative; doorkeeper.
2. a member of a hotel staff in charge of special services for guests, as arranging for theater tickets or tours.
3. an employee stationed in an apartment house lobby who screens visitors, controls operation of elevators, accepts deliveries to the tenants, etc.
4. a janitor.
5. Obsolete. a custodian or warden.

Origin:
1640–50; < F; OF cumserges < L con- con- + serviēns prp. of servīre to serve
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con·cierge   (kôɴ-syârzh')   
n.  
  1. A staff member of a hotel or apartment complex who assists guests or residents, as by handling the storage of luggage, taking and delivering messages, and making reservations for tours.

  2. A person, especially in France, who lives in an apartment house, attends the entrance, and serves as a janitor.


[French, from Old French cumcerges, from Vulgar Latin *cōnservius, alteration of Latin cōnservus, fellow slave : com-, com- + servus, slave.]
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concierge 
1646, from Fr., probably from V.L. *conservius, from L. conservus "fellow slave," from com- "with" + servius "slave."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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