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chancellery

/ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
chan-cellery
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rank or post of a chancellor.

noun

The office or staff of a chancellor.

noun

The building in which such an office is situated.

Etymology

From Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie (Modern French chancellerie), from Late Latin cancellaria. Doublet of chancery.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chancelrie, chancelerie, cancellaria

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/
  • British English: /ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi/

Inflected Forms

chancelleries (plural) chancellory (alternative) chancellary (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

chancel

Questions

How do you pronounce chancellery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/.
What does chancellery mean?
The rank or post of a chancellor.
Where does chancellery come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce chancellery

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