chancery (redirected from chanceries)

chan·cer·y  (chns-r)

n. pl. chan·cer·ies

1. Law

a. A court of chancery.

b. The proceedings and practice of a court of chancery; equity.

c. A court of public record; an office of archives.

d. One of the five divisions of the High Court of Justice of Great Britain, presided over by the Lord High Chancellor.

2. The office or department of a chancellor; a chancellery.

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[Middle English chancerie, alteration of chancelrie; see chancellery.]

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Chancery

Noun

(in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, a division of the High Court of Justice [shortened from chancellery]

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The building upon a diplomatic or consular compound which houses the offices of the chief of mission or principal officer.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chancery - a court with jurisdiction in equity court of chancery court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
	2.	chancery - an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records archive - a depository containing historical records and documents