chancery

(c̸hansər ē, c̸hän-)

noun pl. chanceries

  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

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

See chancery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. chan·cer·ies
  1. Law
    a. A court of chancery.
    b. The proceedings and practice of a court of chancery; equity.
    c. A court of public record; an office of archives.
    d. One of the five divisions of the High Court of Justice of Great Britain, presided over by the Lord High Chancellor.
  2. The office or department of a chancellor; a chancellery.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English chancerie

Origin: , alteration of chancelrie; see chancellery

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