concierge

French

noun
Definitions
  • house-porter, doorkeeper, caretaker
  • US janitor, custodian
  • concierge
  • lodge-keeper of a château
  • keeper, jailor prison

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *conservius, conservus (fellow-slave).

Origin

Latin

conservus

Gloss

fellow-slave

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