Definition of "chancery" [chan•cer•y]

• Law A court of chancery. (noun)
• Law The proceedings and practice of a court of chancery; equity. (noun)
• Law A court of public record; an office of archives. (noun)
• Law One of the five divisions of the High Court of Justice of Great Britain, presided over by the Lord High Chancellor. (noun)
• The office or department of a chancellor; a chancellery. (noun)

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• "Interestingly enough, because of the abusive confessions I had been to, I called the chancery and asked if there was a good retired priest confessor living in the area."
• "I called the chancery to see if a chalice had been stolen, and found it had."
• "I'm standing at the chancery, what's called the chancery, outside the grounds where what is often described as the palatial residence of Cardinal Law, Archbishop Law is."