chezprep.

/ʃɛ/

Etymology: French, < Old French chiese, Latin casa house.

Used with (French) personal pronoun or proper name: at the house or home of.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [preposition] > at the home of

chez1740

1740 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 19 July (1966) II. 199 Be pleas'd to direct your next chez Madame La Comtesse de Pomfret, Pairesse d'Angleterre, a Florence.

1765 D. Garrick Let. 16 Feb. in R. B. Peake Mem. Colman Family (1841) I. 138 But he keeps with the lady, and sees no body chez lui.

1770 T. Gray Let. 22 Dec. in Corr. (1971) III. 1155 I shall not be able to wait on you chez vous.

1803 Wynne Diaries 5 Dec. (1940) III. 101 My Mother must have been in high fidgets at Fanny's accouchement chez elle.

1821 Countess Granville Let. 26 Feb. (1894) I. 209 How much better I like chez moi society than any other!

1845 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. June 715/2 Who knows whether there may not be something of the sort chez nous?

1916 A. Bennett Lion's Share xxxv. 275 Do you think I do not know the type? We have it, chez nous.

1918 A. Bennett Pretty Lady xvii. 105 One is very comfortable chez-moi.

1936 C. Connolly Rock Pool (1947) iv. 47 The male American headquarters: chez Eddie-from-the-top.

1954 I. Murdoch Under Net i. 24 I thought it might not be very restful chez Dave.

1964 Guardian 29 Feb. 6/2 That hung-on-an-under-bodice technique..makes for perfection Chez Balenciaga..but..chez anyone else would look like nothing at all.

1970 A. Draper Swansong for Rare Bird ix. 90 Her old man's house..had..a posh name on the gate ‘Chez Nous’.

Derivatives

chez-moi n. (also with other personal pronouns, as chez-vous, chez-soi, etc.) one's own home.

ΚΠ

1804 J. Orrok Let. 12 Mar. (1927) 63 This day James Reid has come to see us and we give a ‘chez-vous’ on the occasion, it may be called our house warming.

1843 F. A. Kemble Let. 3 Oct. in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 48 They come and sit with me sometimes of an evening, otherwise mon chez moi is undisturbed.

1908 Daily Chron. 28 Mar. 4/4 Southerners who loll in the sun all day..do not need so much the cheering influence of a bright and beautiful chez-soi.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	chez
释义	chezprep. /ʃɛ/ Etymology: French, < Old French chiese, Latin casa house. Used with (French) personal pronoun or proper name: at the house or home of. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [preposition] > at the home of chez1740 1740 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 19 July (1966) II. 199 Be pleas'd to direct your next chez Madame La Comtesse de Pomfret, Pairesse d'Angleterre, a Florence. 1765 D. Garrick Let. 16 Feb. in R. B. Peake Mem. Colman Family (1841) I. 138 But he keeps with the lady, and sees no body chez lui. 1770 T. Gray Let. 22 Dec. in Corr. (1971) III. 1155 I shall not be able to wait on you chez vous. 1803 Wynne Diaries 5 Dec. (1940) III. 101 My Mother must have been in high fidgets at Fanny's accouchement chez elle. 1821 Countess Granville Let. 26 Feb. (1894) I. 209 How much better I like chez moi society than any other! 1845 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. June 715/2 Who knows whether there may not be something of the sort chez nous? 1916 A. Bennett Lion's Share xxxv. 275 Do you think I do not know the type? We have it, chez nous. 1918 A. Bennett Pretty Lady xvii. 105 One is very comfortable chez-moi. 1936 C. Connolly Rock Pool (1947) iv. 47 The male American headquarters: chez Eddie-from-the-top. 1954 I. Murdoch Under Net i. 24 I thought it might not be very restful chez Dave. 1964 Guardian 29 Feb. 6/2 That hung-on-an-under-bodice technique..makes for perfection Chez Balenciaga..but..chez anyone else would look like nothing at all. 1970 A. Draper Swansong for Rare Bird ix. 90 Her old man's house..had..a posh name on the gate ‘Chez Nous’. Derivatives chez-moi n. (also with other personal pronouns, as chez-vous, chez-soi, etc.) one's own home. ΚΠ 1804 J. Orrok Let. 12 Mar. (1927) 63 This day James Reid has come to see us and we give a ‘chez-vous’ on the occasion, it may be called our house warming. 1843 F. A. Kemble Let. 3 Oct. in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 48 They come and sit with me sometimes of an evening, otherwise mon chez moi is undisturbed. 1908 Daily Chron. 28 Mar. 4/4 Southerners who loll in the sun all day..do not need so much the cheering influence of a bright and beautiful chez-soi. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < prep.1740
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