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Definitions for Chancery
[1] the office or department of a chancellor; chancellery.
[2] an office of public records, especially 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 . Also called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity. equity(defs 3a, b) .
[5] the administrative office of a diocese.
[6] Roman Catholic Church . a department of the Curia Romana now having the responsibility for issuing bulls to establish new dioceses, benefices, etc.
[7] 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.
[8] Also called: Chancery Division (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice
[9] Also called: court of chancery (in the US) a court of equity
[10] British the political section or offices of an embassy or legation
[11] another name for chancellery
[12] a court of public records; archives
[13] Christianity a diocesan office under the supervision of a bishop's chancellor, having custody of archives, issuing official enactments, etc
[14] in chancery 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
Words nearby Chancery
chancellor of the exchequer, chancellorship, chancellorsville, chancellorsville, battle of, chancer, chancery, chancre, chancriform, chancroid, chancy, chandelier
Origin of Chancery
1325–75; Middle English chancerie, variant of chancelrie, syncopated variant of chancellerie chancellery
Word origin for Chancery
C14: shortened from chancellery