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chancery
[chan-suh-ree]
noun
plural
chanceriesthe 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.
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.
chancery
/ ˈʃɑːԲəɪ /
noun
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
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
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 History and Origins
Origin of chancery1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chancery1
Idioms and Phrases
in 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.
Example Sentences
The finished roll, which travelled in a big covering of unhistoric looking bubble wrap, was carefully signed by the clerk of the crown in chancery, Antonia Romeo.
The chancery judge, Martin, wrote in her ruling that Mississippi’s public education system has been “chronically underfunded.”
Associated costs, including the design and construction of the new chancery and furnishing it, will bring the total to $688.8 million, according to a notice sent to Congress.
In the declaration filed Wednesday in a Nashville chancery court, Hall also lamented the deterioration of his relationship with and trust in his musical partner of more than a half-century.
In the Democrats’ lawsuit, a chancery judge ordered all Hinds County polling places to remain open one extra hour, until 8 p.m.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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