chancellery

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 or chancellory

Noun

pl -leries or -lories

1. Brit & Austral the residence or office of a chancellor

2. US the office of an embassy or consulate [Anglo-French chancellerie]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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