cutcherry

noun

cut·​cher·​ry

variants or cutchery

(ˌ)kəˈcherē,

ˈkəchərē

plural -es

India

: a public office for administrative or judicial business : courthouse

also : any administrative office (as of a planter)

Word History

Etymology

Hindi kacahrī, from kaca- (probably from Prakrit kacca, from Sanskrit k(rudot}tya) + -hri (probably from Prakrit ghara house, hearth); akin to Sanskrit kṛtyā act, action, karman act, work and to Sanskrit gharma heat

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