cutcherry

or cut·cher·y

[ kuh-cher-ee, kuhch-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural cut·cher·ries.

1. (in India) a public administrative or judicial office.
2. any administrative office.

cutcherry

/ ˈkʌtʃərɪ /

noun

1. (formerly, in India) government offices and law courts collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutcherry¹

1600–10; < Hindi kacērī, variant of kacahrī audience house, courthouse, office

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutcherry¹

C17: from Hindi Kachachrī

Example Sentences

During the day the cutcherry or office is crowded with the more respectable villagers, paying in rents and settling accounts.

From Project Gutenberg

Cutcherry, kuch′ėr-i, n. an office for public business, a court-house.

From Project Gutenberg