ETYM Old Eng. ussher, uschere, Old Fren. ussier, uisser, oissier, hussier, huissier, from Latin ostiarius a doorkeeper, from ostium a door, entrance, from os mouth. Related to Oral, Ostiary.
1. An official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative chamber; SYN. doorkeeper.
2. Someone employed to conduct others; SYN. guide.

To show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; SYN. show.

(1581-1656) Irish priest, archbishop of Armagh from 1625. He was responsible for dating the creation to the year 4004 BC, a figure that was inserted in the margin of the King James Version of the Bible until the 19th century.