chancellery

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

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

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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.

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Origin of chancellery

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

Words nearby chancellery

chanc., chance, chanceful, chance it, chancel, chancellery, chancellor, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellorship, Chancellorsville

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How to use chancellery in a sentence

Most experts believed the chancellery, and Scholz, would continue to define and guide foreign and EU policy, but his worldview is not really well understood.
Germany’s new government has big plans. It might be a shock after Merkel.|Jen Kirby|December 8, 2021|Vox
One was simply shot across his desk at the Vice-Chancellery.
A Witness to Hitler's Rise|Zachary Shore|May 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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
The Chancellery is in the courtyard, having its separate entrance and staircase.
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone

My Saxon friend was named M. Gentz, but was no relation of the diplomat of the same name attached to the Austrian chancellery.
The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Constant
If you imagine we shall receive the congratulations of the Chancellery, you are mistaken.
Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe|Eugne Brieux
You see the effect of being in the Chancellery—I never have a quiet conscience until the time-limit has expired.
Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe|Eugne Brieux

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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