Definitions for chanceries

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chanceries chan·cer·y

Spelling: [chan-suh-ree, chahn-]

IPA: /ˈtʃæn sə ri, ˈtʃɑn-/

Chanceries is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 622 anagrams from letters in chanceries (acceehinrs).

Definitions for chanceries

noun

1. the office or department of a chancellor; chancellery.
2. an office of public records, especially those of the Lord Chancellor in England.
3. (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice.
4. Law. Also called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity. equity (defs 3a, b).
5. the administrative office of a diocese.
6. Roman Catholic Church. a department of the Curia Romana now having the responsibility for issuing bulls to establish new dioceses, benefices, etc.

Idioms

1. in chancery, Law. in litigation in a court of chancery. Wrestling, Boxing. (of a contestant's head) held under an opponent's arm. in a helpless or embarrassing position.

Origin of chanceries

1325-75; Middle English chancerie, variant of chancelrie, syncopated variant of chancellerie chancellery

Examples for chanceries

Her separation from her husband is the consequence, but her fortune is thrown into chancery.

In 1644 he left chancery Lane, and probably retired from trade.

His property is now in chancery, because he chose to make his own will.

They touched the summons from the chancery Court, and he picked it up.

Live there quietly, and in a month apply for work at the chancery; it will be given you.

We should have had piracies, chancery injunctions, and the d———1 to pay; but alas!

With us their independence is secured by the Injunction of the Court of chancery.

The bill was filed in chancery by their grandfather, Mr. Westbrook.

It was leased to the Cambrian, but got into chancery and was closed a few years later.

Judge Stephen A. Douglas also appointed him a master in chancery.