Usher
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
This word is said to be derived from huissier, and is the name of an inferior ofl Bcer in some English courts of law. Archb. Prae. 25.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
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.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
A subordinate officer in the English courts of law. The ushers of the superior courts of law are appointed by the chief justices and chief baron respectively. Tliere are also ushers in the courts of chancery, appointed in like manner by the judges of those courts. Brmm. Usher of the black rod. The gentleman usher of the black rod is an officer of the house of lords appointed by letterspatent from the crown. His duties are, by himself or deputy, to desire the attendance of the commons in the house of peers when the royal assent is given to bills either by the queen in person or by commission, to execute orders for the commitment of persons guilty of breach of privilege, and also to assist in the introduction of peers when they take the oaths and their seats. Brown.