单词 | Corps of Commissionaires |
释义 | Corps of Commissionairesnoun An organization founded in London in 1859 to provide employment for former soldiers and sailors as messengers, porters, guards, etc.; (also, more fully Canadian Corps of Commissionaires) a similar organization founded in Canada in 1925.
OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in Cheshire Observer (Chester). |
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