Chancery

Meaning

Noun

●

In England, formerly, the

of

the Parliament,

at law, but

in

; but under the

of 1873 it became the

of the High Court of Justice, and now

only in

.

●

In the United States, a

court of equity

;

;

in

.

●

The type of

that

a

diplomatic mission

or embassy.

●

The type of

that

the

and

of a

; the

of a

.

●

In the Middle Ages, a government

that

and

documents.

●

In Boxing:

The

of a boxer's

when under his adversary's arm.

●

Any

predicament.

●

In Writing:

Short for

hand.

Adv

●

In Boxing:

With the

of an

under one's arm

, so

can

it with the other

at will.

●

In an

;

under the power of someone else.

Sourced from

Origin

chancery

English

chancellerie

French

cancellaria

Latin

cancellarius

Latin

cancelli

Latin

cancer

Latin

καρκίνος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

cancellus

Latin

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