chanceries

Variant of chancery

chancery definition

chan·cery (c̸han′sər ē, c̸hän′-)

noun pl. chanceries -·cer·ies

  1. a division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, presided over by the Lord High Chancellor of England
  2. a court of equity
  3. the laws, practice, and proceedings of a court of equity; equity
  4. a court of record; office of public archives
  5. chancellery (sense )
  6. Brit. the political department, or its offices, of an embassy or legation
  7. R.C.Ch. the administrative office of a diocese, under the direction of the bishop

Etymology: ME chancerie, var. of chancelerie: see chancellery

chancery Idioms

in chancery

  1. in process of litigation in a court of equity
  2. in an awkward or helpless situation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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