chanc.

American  

abbreviation

1. chancellor.

2. chancery.

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Example Sentences

Catch’t e the burd-lime’s trecherus twigs,    To weer he chanc’d to stray, The burd iz fassend fathers leaves,    Then gladly flies away.

From Project Gutenberg

Just in the center of the camp arose An elm, whose shade invited to repose; Thither I rov'd, and at the cool retreat A brave, tho' rough-cast, soldier chanc'd to meet: No fop in arms, no feather on his head, No glittering toys the manly warrior had, His auburne face the least employ'd his care, He left it to the females to be fair; And tho't the men, whom shining trifles sway, But pageant soldiers for a sun-shine day.

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In Lauderdale I chanc'd to walk, And heard a lady's moan, Lamenting for her dearest dear, And aye she cried, ohon!

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Oh, Mr. Raynor, I do hope an' pray he see fit to give you a chanc't to 'splain 'way the diffe'nces!

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Ef you plays yore system right an' don't git greedy they ain't one chanc't in a thousand 'at he'll miss the money w'en he wakes up.

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