| 单词 | chancery |
| 释义 | chancery /chan"seuh ree, chahn"-/, n. , pl. chanceries. 1. the office or department of a chancellor; chancellery. 2. an office of public records, esp. those of the Lord Chancellor in England. 3. (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice. 4. Law. a. Also called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity. b. equity (defs. 3a, b). 5. the administrative office of a diocese. 6. Rom. Cath. Ch. a department of the Curia Romana now having the responsibility for issuing bulls to establish new dioceses, benefices, etc. 7. in chancery, a. Law. in litigation in a court of chancery. b. Wrestling , Boxing. (of a contestant's head) held under an opponent's arm. c. in a helpless or embarrassing position. [1325-75; ME chancerie, var. of CHANCELRIE, syncopated var. of CHANCELLERIE CHANCELLERY] |
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