CHANCERY


Meaning of CHANCERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchan(t)-sə-rē, ˈchan(t)s-rē ]

noun

( plural -cer·ies )

Etymology: Middle English chancerie, alteration of chancelerie chancellery, from Anglo-French, from chanceler

Date: 14th century

1. : a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic proceedings

2.

a. capitalized : a high court of equity in England and Wales with common-law functions and jurisdiction over causes in equity

b. : a court of equity in the American judicial system

c. : the principles and practice of judicial equity

3.

a. : a chancellor's court or office or the building in which it is located

b. : the office in which the business of a Roman Catholic diocese is transacted and recorded

c. : the office of an embassy : chancellery 3

- in chancery

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.