(formerly, in India) government offices and law courts collectively
Word origin
C17: from Hindi Kachachrī
cutcherry in American English
(kəˈtʃeri, ˈkʌtʃəri)
nounWord forms: plural-ries
1. (in India)
a public administrative or judicial office
2.
any administrative office
Also: cutchery
Word origin
[1600–10; ‹ Hindi kacērī, var. of kacahrī audience house, courthouse, office]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: criticism, quarantine, skid, syndicate, umbrella