chancery
noun /ˈtʃɑːnsəri/
/ˈtʃænsəri/
[singular]- Chancery(law) a division of the High Court in the UK
- (especially British English) an office where public records are kept
- (also chancery court)a court in the US that decides legal cases based on the principle of equity
- the offices where the official representative of a country works, in another country
Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of chancellery.