chan·cer·y 
(chănsə-rē)
(chănsə-rē)n. 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.
[Middle English chancerie, alteration of chancelrie; see CHANCELLERY.]