Usher
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
This word is said to be derived from the French huissier, and is the name of an inferior officer in some English courts of law.
Archb. Pr. 25.
The office of usher of the court of chancery was abolished in 1S52. USQUE AD MEDIUM FILUM VI/E (Lat,). To the middle thread of the way.
See Ad Medium Filum.