Past tense of 'cashier'; to dismiss someone from a position, especially a military officer, usually for disgrace or misconduct.
From the verb 'cashier,' which comes from Dutch 'casseren' (to break off, reject) and French 'casser.' Originally a military term meaning to dismiss a soldier with dishonor.
Cashiering was once a formal military humiliation—an officer's sword was broken, their insignia torn away, and they were 'cashiered' in front of their unit; the word captures a level of public shame that modern workplace terminations lack.
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