Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Cham /(chăm)/ · IPA /kæm/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To chew. 1. To chew.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 02 n. The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written khan. 1. The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written khan.