English Explanatory Dictionary

chummery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
  2. The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.

Word forms

chummery chummeries

Etymology

From chum + -ery.

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