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chancelleries
Variant of chancellery
chancellery
definition
chan·cel·lery (c̸han′sə lər ē)
noun pl. chancelleries -·ler·ies
- the rank or position of a chancellor
- a chancellor's office or the building that houses it
- the office of an embassy or consulate
- chancery (sense )
Etymology: ME & OFr chancelerie < ML cancellaria
Also sp. chancellory chan′·cel·lory
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