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cham.

Archaic spelling of khan.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kæm/
  1. Archaic spelling of khan.

    alt-of · archaic
  2. An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.

Where this word comes from

From French cham, from Ottoman Turkish خان (han) (see there for more).

verb
  1. To chew.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

See chap.

contraction
  1. I am

    West-Country · contraction · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English icham, equivalent to ch- + am, from ich + am.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.