(Chancery) a division of the High Court having jurisdiction over causes in equity
a US court of equity
a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic proceedings
a chancellor's court or office
the office in which the business of a Roman Catholic diocese is transacted and recorded
= chancellery (2)
in chancery
said of a lawsuit: being heard in a court of chancery
said of a wrestler: with the head locked under the arm of one's opponent
in a hopeless predicament
[Middle English chancerie, alteration of chancellerie chancellery, from Old French chancelier: see chancellor]