chancellery (redirected from chancelleries)

chan·cel·ler·y or chan·cel·lor·y  (chns-l-r, -sl-r)

n. pl. chan·cel·ler·ies or chan·cel·lor·ies

1. The rank or position of a chancellor.

2.

a. The office or department of a chancellor.

b. The building in which such an office or department is located.

3. The official place of business of an embassy or consulate.

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[Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie, from chancelier, chancellor; see chancellor.]

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chancellery, chancellory [ˈtʃɑːnsələrɪ -slərɪ]

n pl -leries, -lories

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the building or room occupied by a chancellor's office

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the position, rank, or office of a chancellor

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US

a.  the residence or office of an embassy or legation

b.  the office of a consulate

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit another name for a diplomatic chancery

[from Anglo-French chancellerie, from Old French chancelier chancellor]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chancellery - a government building housing the office of a chancellor government building - a building that houses a branch of government

Translations

chancellery [ˈtʃɑːnsərɪ] N → cancillería f

chancellery

n (= offices) → Kanzleramt nt; (= position) → Kanzlerschaft f