noun [sing.]
1 (Chancery) (law) a division of the High Court in Britain
2 (especially BrE) an office where public records are kept
3 (also chancery court) a court of law in the US that decides legal cases based on the principle of EQUITY
4 the offices where the official representative of a country works, in another country
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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