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| chancery [ chnssəri ] (plural chanceries) |
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1. law Lord Chancellor's court: in England, the Lord Chancellor's court, one of the five divisions of the High Court of Justice
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2. law
Same as court of chancery
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3. UK international relations office attached to embassy: an office attached to an embassy or consulate, especially the political section.
Australian, US term chancellery
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4. public archive: a public archive or record office
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5. politics
Same as chancellery (sense 2)
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| [14th century. Contraction of chancellery] |
