chancery

noun, plural chan·cer·ies.

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.
   1. Also called court of chancery.a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity.
   2. 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.

noun plural -ceries

1. Also called: Chancery Division (in England) the Lord Chancellor’s court, now a division of the High Court of Justice
2. Also called: court of chancery (in the US) a court of equity
3. British the political section or offices of an embassy or legation
4. another name for chancellery
5. a court of public records; archives
6. Christianity a diocesan office under the supervision of a bishop’s chancellor, having custody of archives, issuing official enactments, etc
7. in chancery
   1. law(of a suit) pending in a court of equity
   2. wrestling boxing(of a competitor’s head) locked under an opponent’s arm
   3. in an awkward or helpless situation