chancery
/ˈt͡ʃɑːnsəɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The type of building that houses the offices and administration of a diocese; the offices of a diocese.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
In the Middle Ages, a government office that produced and notarized official documents.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The territorial expansion of the United States thus caused no great political stir in the chanceries of Europe."
- "The Chicken himself attributed this punishment to his having had the misfortune to get into Chancery early in the proceedings, when he was severely fibbed by the Larkey one, and heavily grassed."
- "[Round] 9. This was a scientific round on both sides; Acton got away well; and also parried some tremendous blows. The latter, however, received a chancery nobber; but he contended every inch of ground till he went down."
- "15th round. Chancery. Fibbing. Biggs makes dreadful work with his left. Break away. Rally. Biggs down. Betting still six to four on the gown-boy."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: chancerie
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈt͡ʃɑːnsəɹɪ/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Slang
- Archaic
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Inns of Chancery
Frequently Paired Words
Inns of Chancery