plural of huissier

(archaic) A doorman in France. / (historical) A huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff.

plural of huissier de justice

(law) An officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.