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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cutcherry1

1600–10; < Hindi kacērī, variant of kacahrī audience house, courthouse, office
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cutcherry1

C17: from Hindi Kachachrī
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Example Sentences

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

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

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