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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chan•cer•y (chan′sə rē, chän′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cer•ies. - Governmentthe office or department of a chancellor;
chancellery. - Governmentan office of public records, esp. those of the Lord Chancellor in England.
- Government, Law(in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- [Law.]
- LawAlso called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity;
court of equity. - equity (defs. 3a, b).
- Religionthe administrative office of a diocese.
- Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]a department of the Curia Romana now having the responsibility for issuing bulls to establish new dioceses, benefices, etc.
- Idioms in chancery:
- Lawin litigation in a court of chancery.
- [Wrestling, Boxing.](of a contestant's head) held under an opponent's arm.
- Idiomsin a helpless or embarrassing position.
- Middle English chancerie, variant of chancelrie, syncopated variant of chancellerie chancellery 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chancery /ˈtʃɑːnsərɪ/ n ( pl -ceries)- Also 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
- Brit the political section or offices of an embassy or legation
- another name for chancellery
- a court of public records; archives
- a diocesan office under the supervision of a bishop's chancellor, having custody of archives, issuing official enactments, etc
- in chancery ⇒ (of a suit) pending in a court of equity
- in an awkward or helpless situation
Etymology: 14th Century: shortened from chancellery |