Main Entry:

con·cierge

Pronunciation:

\kōⁿ-ˈsyerzh, ˌkän-sē-ˈerzh\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural con·cierges \-ˈsyerzh, -ˈsyer-zhəz; -sē-ˈer-zhəz\

Etymology:

French, from Old French, prob 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 janitor2: 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