chummage

English

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
(obsolete) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.

Etymology

Suffix from English chum.

Origin

English

chum

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

chum English
chumbox English
chumbucket English
chummer English
chummery English
chummo English
chummy English
chumocracy English
chumship English
chumsicle English
chum French
cymrawd Welsh