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4 dictionary results for: Chancellery
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
chan·cel·ler·y       [chan-suh-luh-ree, -sluh-ree, -suhl-ree, chahn-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ler·ies.
1.the position of a chancellor.
2.the office or department of a chancellor.
3.the office attached to an embassy or consulate.
4.a building or room occupied by a chancellor's department.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME chancellerie < AF, equiv. to chanceller chancellor + -ie -y3]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
chan·cel·ler·y or chan·cel·lor·y       (chān'sə-lə-rē, -slə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. chan·cel·ler·ies or chan·cel·lor·ies
  1. The rank or position of a chancellor.
    1. The office or department of a chancellor.
    2. The building in which such an office or department is located.
  2. The official place of business of an embassy or consulate.


[Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie, from chancelier, chancellor; see chancellor.]

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
chancellery

noun
a government building housing the office of a chancellor 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Chancellery

Chan"cel*ler*y\, n. [Cf. Chancery.] Chancellorship. [Obs.] --Gower.

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