English citations of Chaoux

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  • 1603 November 27, John F. Stanford, quoting Dudley Carleton, edited by Charles A. M. Fennell, [letter to John Chamberlain], quoted in "chiaus, chaus(e), chouse, chaoush", The Stanford dictionary of anglicised words and phrases, Cambridge: Cambridge, University Press, published 1892, →OCLC, page 238:
    The grand Chaoux is arrived at the French court
  • 1711, A. Chaves, An Account of the Turks Wars with Poland, Muscovy and Hungary, London: J. King, translation of Guerres des Turcs avec la Pologne, la Muscovie, et la Hongrie by de La Croix, page 120:
    [] reſolv'd to give the Letter to the Grandi Vizier who ſent him a Horſe out of his own Stables, Twelve Chaoux, and Twenty Jannizaries to accompany him.
  • 1808 March 28, Tobias Lear, “[letter to James Madison]”, in State papers and publick documents of the United States, from the accession of George Washington to the presidency: exhibiting a complete view of our foreign relations since that time, 3rd edition, volume 7, Boston: Thomas B. Wait, published 1819, →OCLC, page 71:
    He was seized by a Chaoux, who carried him through the streets, in the most indignant manner, to the slave prison, where he was loaded with an enormous chain; []

French citations of Chaoux

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  • 1541 October 15, Guillaume Pellicier, “[letter to Francis I of France]”, in Ernest Charrière, editor, Négociations de la France dans le Levant ou correspondances, mémoires et actes diplomatiques des ambassadeurs de France à Constantinople [] , volume 1, Paris: Imprimerie nationale, published 1848, →OCLC, page 519:
    Je l’ai envoyé visiter secrettement avec quelque petit présent de choses mangeatives seullement, pource que n est qu un chaoux de basse qual lité et crédict à la Porte, []
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  • 1725, Histoire des états barbaresques qui exercent la piraterie, contenant l'origine, les révolutions, & l'état présent des royaumes d'Alger, de Tunis, de Tripoli & de Maroc, avec leurs forces, leurs revenus, leur politique, & leur commerce, volume 1, Paris: Chaubert, published 1757, →OCLC, page 356:
    Les Chaoux, gens fort respectés, sont les messagers de l’Etat.
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Spanish citations of Chaoux

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  • 1797, Madama de Gomez, Jornadas divertidas, politicas sentencias y hechos memorables de los reyes y heroes de la antiguedad, volume 8, Madrid: Villalpando, →OCLC, page 51:
    No bien salió del palacio de Francia, quando llegó un Chaoux á caballo preguntando si iba ya, y qué gente llevaba. Añadió que el Chaoux Pacha esperaba noticias en Galata, y que el Gran Señor estaba en un quiosque para verlo pasar.
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