chancellery

[ chan-suh-luh-ree, -sluh-ree, -suh l-ree, chahn- ]

/ ˈtʃæn sə lə ri, -slə ri, -səl ri, ˈtʃɑn- /

noun, plural chan·cel·ler·ies.

the position of a chancellor.

the office or department of a chancellor.

the office attached to an embassy or consulate.

a building or room occupied by a chancellor's department.

Nearby words

chance music, chance on, chance-medley, chanceful, chancel, chancellery, chancellor, chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, chancellor of the exchequer, chancellorship, chancellorsville

Origin of chancellery

1250–1300; Middle English chancellerie < Anglo-French, equivalent to chanceller chancellor + -ie -y³

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Examples from the Web for chancellery

The notes that passed from chancellery to chancellery were couched in most friendly language.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various
So, partly out of curiosity and partly out of sympathy, I called at the chancellery.
Real Soldiers of Fortune|Richard Harding Davis
In spite of this appeal, Philip decided in favor of the Inquisition and the humiliation of the chancellery was complete.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1|Henry Charles Lea
In the chancellery where he worked, no kind of notice was taken of him.
The Mantle and Other Stories|Nicholas Gogol

Johan is then busy with his despatches and shut up in the chancellery.
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone

British Dictionary definitions for chancellery

chancellery

chancellory

/ (ˈtʃɑːnsələrɪ, -slərɪ) /

noun plural -leries or -lories

the building or room occupied by a chancellor's office

the position, rank, or office of a chancellor

the residence or office of an embassy or legation
the office of a consulate

British another name for a diplomatic chancery

Word Origin for chancellery

C14: from Anglo-French chancellerie, from Old French chancelier chancellor

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