chancery

ˈt͡ʃɑːnsəɹɪ

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#1·1d ago

(US, law) A court of equity; equity; a proceeding in equity.

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#2·1d ago

(historical) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.

Origin: From , from , from , from (English chancel), from , from the lattice-work that separated a section of a church or court. See related chancellor and chancellery, and the more distantly related put behind bars, from prison. The adverbial form is an allusion to the condition of a person involved in the chancery court. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·1d ago

The type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy.

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