kavassn.

/kəˈvɑːs/

/kəˈvas/

Forms: Also cavash, cavass, kawass, ( kaouas, kervas).

Etymology: Turkish (Arabic) qawwās bow-maker, < qaws bow.

An armed constable or police officer, an armed servant or courier (in Turkey).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > in specific country

quarterman1573

lascarine1598

peon1609

sbirro1670

exempt1678

kavass1819

ghaffir1831

Texas Ranger1846

carabiniere1847

zaptieh1869

Zarp1895

flic1899

kiap1923

Schupo1923

guard1925

provincial1936

Garda1943

Vopo1954

1819 T. Hope Anastasius (1820) II. 30 I..had, by way of retinue..half a dozen kawasses to clear my way of canaille.

1852 G. P. Badger Nestorians I. 335 The authorities..had sent a mounted kawass..to demand the restoration of the plunder.

1880 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea (ed. 4) VI. x. 395 Engaging the services of a ‘cavash’.

1885 Times 16 Dec. 5 The murderer..had been Hansal's cavass.

1897 A. D. Ramsay Everyday Life Turkey ii. 65 He had been kavass at the French consulate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	kavass
释义	kavassn. /kəˈvɑːs//kəˈvas/ Forms: Also cavash, cavass, kawass, ( kaouas, kervas). Etymology: Turkish (Arabic) qawwās bow-maker, < qaws bow. An armed constable or police officer, an armed servant or courier (in Turkey). ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > in specific country quarterman1573 lascarine1598 peon1609 sbirro1670 exempt1678 kavass1819 ghaffir1831 Texas Ranger1846 carabiniere1847 zaptieh1869 Zarp1895 flic1899 kiap1923 Schupo1923 guard1925 provincial1936 Garda1943 Vopo1954 1819 T. Hope Anastasius (1820) II. 30 I..had, by way of retinue..half a dozen kawasses to clear my way of canaille. 1852 G. P. Badger Nestorians I. 335 The authorities..had sent a mounted kawass..to demand the restoration of the plunder. 1880 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea (ed. 4) VI. x. 395 Engaging the services of a ‘cavash’. 1885 Times 16 Dec. 5 The murderer..had been Hansal's cavass. 1897 A. D. Ramsay Everyday Life Turkey ii. 65 He had been kavass at the French consulate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1819
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