单词 | concierge |
释义 | conciergen. 1. The custodian of a house, castle, prison, etc.; a warden; formerly, in France and other countries, the title of a high official who had the custody of a royal palace, fortress, etc. Obsolete exc. Historical. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian or custodian > custodian of building wardenc1290 sextonc1503 concierge1646 custodian1781 1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III 99 He is knowne and re-known by the Conciergres [sic], by the Judges, by the greater part of the Senate. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Den Opper-meester, the Concierge, or the Chiefe-master. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic II. iii. v. 307 He..directed Don Eugenio de Peralta, concierge of the fortress of Simancas, to repair to Segovia. 2. Now, in France and other foreign countries, The person who has charge of the entrance of a building; a janitor, porter. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper doorwardc950 gate-wardc1000 porter?a1300 ostiary?a1475 portitor1480 doorkeeper1535 gatekeeper1572 janitora1640 conciergea1697 hall-keeper1705 durwan1773 commissioner1820 lodge-keeper1855 doorman1858 lodge-man1892 commissionaire1895 dvornik1903 linkman1939 a1697 J. Aubrey Acc. Verulam Anecd. II. 230 (T.) The concierge that shewed the house would shut the door, to put this fallacy on him with the looking-glasse. 1840 L. S. Costello Summer amongst Bocages & Vines II. 31 The concierge and her family contrive to make for themselves a shelter amongst the crumbling galleries. 1866 Mrs. H. Wood St. Martin's Eve II. viii. 183 The concierge at Signor de Castella's is sure to know her address. ΚΠ a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 186 That all Bishops Houses, Concierges, Abbays and Nunries, be made Places to entertain Souldiers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < |
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