n.
Pronunciation: k ō n - ' syerzh, ˌ kän-s ē - ' erzh
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural con · cierges \ - ' syerzh, - ' syer-zh ə z; -s ē - ' er-zh ə z \
Etymology: French, from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin *conservius, alteration of Latin conservus fellow slave, from com- + servus slave
Date: circa 1697
1 : a resident in an apartment building especially in France who serves as doorkeeper, landlord's representative, and janitor
2 : a usually multilingual hotel staff member who handles luggage and mail, makes reservations, and arranges tours broadly : a person employed (as by a business) to make arrangements or run errands