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[ chan-suh-ree, chahn- ] / ˈtʃæn sə ri, ˈtʃɑn- /
noun, plural chan·cer·ies.the office or department of a chancellor; chancellery. an office of public records, especially those of the Lord Chancellor in England. (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice. Law. - Also called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity.
- equity (defs. 3a, b).
the administrative office of a diocese. Roman Catholic Church. a department of the Curia Romana now having the responsibility for issuing bulls to establish new dioceses, benefices, etc. Idioms for chanceryin chancery, - Law. in litigation in a court of chancery.
- Wrestling, Boxing. (of a contestant's head) held under an opponent's arm.
- in a helpless or embarrassing position.
Origin of chancery1325–75; Middle English chancerie, variant of chancelrie, syncopated variant of chancelleriechancellery Words nearby chanceryChancellorsville, Battle of, chance-medley, chance music, chance on, chancer, chancery, Chan Chan, chancre, chancriform, chancroid, chancy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chanceryWhat is the good of having these Chancery proceedings against Jermyn? Felix Holt, The Radical|George Eliot It was, however, clear that nothing could be done without application to the Court of Chancery. He Knew He Was Right|Anthony Trollope In the course of years people seemed to forget all about the property in Chancery, and to ignore her as quite a poor woman. Johnny Ludlow. First Series|Mrs. Henry Wood Bell said that they had several hundred people in the chancery and were preparing for a heavy blow. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium|Hugh Gibson
In Great Britain, a “folio” is taken to contain 72 words, except in parliamentary and chancery documents, when the number is 90. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
British Dictionary definitions for chancery
noun plural -ceriesAlso called: Chancery Division (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice Also called: court of chancery (in the US) a court of equity British the political section or offices of an embassy or legation another name for chancellery a court of public records; archives Christianity a diocesan office under the supervision of a bishop's chancellor, having custody of archives, issuing official enactments, etc in chancery - law (of a suit) pending in a court of equity
- wrestling boxing (of a competitor's head) locked under an opponent's arm
- in an awkward or helpless situation
Word Origin for chanceryC14: shortened from chancellery Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |