CONCIERGE (a French word of unknown origin; the Latinized form was concergius ar concergerius)

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CONCIERGE (a French word of unknown origin; the Latinized form was concergius ar concergerius) , originally the guardian of a

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

or castle, in the middle ages a court official who was the custodian of a royal palace. In Paris, when the Palais de la Cite ceased about 1360 to be a royal residence and became the seat of the courts of justice, the Conciergerie was turned into a prison. In modern usage a " concierge " is a

hall

porter

PORTER
CURTIS
- CURTIS, GEORGE TICKNOR (1812-1894)
- CURTIS, GEORGE WILLIAM (1824-1892)
_1843_.html">PORTER, BENJAMIN
CURTIS
- CURTIS, GEORGE TICKNOR (1812-1894)
- CURTIS, GEORGE WILLIAM (1824-1892)
(1843– )
PORTER, DAVID (1780-1843)
PORTER, DAVID
DIXON
(1813-1891)
PORTER, ENDYMION (1587–1649)
PORTER,
HENRY
(ft. 1596-1599)
PORTER,
HORACE
- HORACE [QuINTus HORATIUS FLACCUS] (65-8 B.C.)
(1837– )
PORTER, JANE (1776–1850)
PORTER, MARY (d. 1765)
PORTER, NOAH (1811–1892)

or janitor.

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