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chancellery

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chan⋅cel⋅ler⋅y

  [chan-suh-luh-ree, -sluh-ree, -suhl-ree, chahn-]
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–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 -y 3
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chan·cel·ler·y or chan·cel·lor·y   (chān'sə-lə-rē, -slə-rē)   
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.

  3. The official place of business of an embassy or consulate.


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