chumshipn.
/ˈtʃʌmʃɪp/ The state or condition of being chums.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [noun] > rooms > together
chumship1835
chummage1837
chumming1838
1835 T. De Quincey in Tait's Edinb. Mag. 2 367 The practice of chumship prevailed [at Oxford in 17th c.]; every set of chambers was possessed by two co-occupants; they had generally the same bedroom, and a common study; and they were called chums.
1871 Echo 27 Feb. I lost..various other little things, during my ‘chumship’ with the thief.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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