Chancellery

//ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The rank or post of a chancellor.
  2. 2
    a government building housing the office of a chancellor wordnet
  3. 3
    The office or staff of a chancellor.
  4. 4
    The building in which such an office is situated.

Synonyms

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aedileshiparchbishopricarchiepiscopacyarchiepiscopatearistocracybishopric

Etymology

From Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie (Modern French chancellerie), from Late Latin cancellaria. Doublet of chancery.

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