■ noun ( plural chanceries )
1》 ( Chancery or Chancery Division ) Law (in the UK) the Lord Chancellor's court, a division of the High Court of Justice.
2》 US a court of equity.
↘equity.
3》 chiefly Brit. an office attached to an embassy or consulate.
4》 a public record office.
Origin
ME: contr. of chancellery .