chancery
noun
chan·cery
ˈchan(t)-sə-rē
ˈchan(t)s-rē
plural chanceries
1
: a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic proceedings
2
a
capitalized
: a high court of equity in England and Wales with common-law functions and jurisdiction over causes in equity
b
: a court of equity in the American judicial system
c
: the principles and practice of judicial equity
3
a
: a chancellor's court or office or the building in which it is located
b
: the office in which the business of a Roman Catholic diocese is transacted and recorded
c
: the office of an embassy : chancellery sense 3
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