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Huissiers

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In French law. Marshals; ushers; process-servers; sheriffs' officers. Ministerial officers attached to the courts, to effect legal service of process required by law in actions, to issue executions, etc., and to maintain order during the sitting of the courts.