usher-ship
ər noun
1.
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
2.
a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.
3.
a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding.
4.
an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank.
5.
British Archaic. a subordinate teacher or an assistant in a school.
verb (used with object)
6.
to act as an usher to; lead, introduce, or conduct: She ushered them to their seats.
7.
to attend or bring at the coming or beginning; precede or herald (usually followed by in ): to usher in the new theater season.
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verb (used without object)
8.
to act as an usher: He ushered at the banquet.
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usher (ˈʌʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an official who shows people to their seats, as in a church or theatre |
| 2. | a person who acts as doorkeeper, esp in a court of law |
| 3. | (in England) a minor official charged with maintaining order in a court of law |
| 4. | an officer responsible for preceding persons of rank in a procession or introducing strangers at formal functions |
| 5. | obsolete (Brit) a teacher |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to conduct or escort, esp in a courteous or obsequious way |
| 7. | ( |
| [C14: from Old French huissier doorkeeper, from Vulgar Latin ustiārius (unattested), from Latin ostium door] | |
| Usher (ˈʌʃə) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of (James) Ussher | |
| Ussher or Usher (ˈʌʃə) | |
| —n | |
| James. 1581--1656, Irish prelate and scholar. His system of biblical chronology, which dated the creation at 4004 | |
| Usher or Usher | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
usher
c.1380, "servant who has charge of doors and admits people to a chamber, hall, etc.," from Anglo-Fr. usser (12c.), from O.Fr. ussier, from V.L. ustiarius "doorkeeper," from L. ostiarius "door-keeper," from ostium "door, entrance," related to os "mouth." Fem. form usherette is attested from 1925. The
verb meaning "conduct, escort" is from 1594.
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