 Çavuş

Çavuş, also anglicized Chaush and Chiaus (from / , "messenger"), Arabic 'shawish, شاويش', (from Old Turkic chabush or chawush , "person who gives order, person who yells") was an Ottoman title used for two separate soldier professions, both acting as messengers although differing in levels.It was a rank below "agha" and "kethüda" (from Persian, kad-khuda, "magistrate"), in units such as the Janissaries and Sipahi, and was also a term for members of the specialized unit of "çavuşān" (, also "çavuşiyye", "çavuş(an)-i divan(i)") consisting of combined cavalry and infantry serving the Imperial Council (as in Ottoman Egypt).