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   chan·cer·y

   /ˈCHans(ə)rē/

   noun

   • 1. a court of equity. US
   • ▪ equity.
   • ▪ the court of a bishop's chancellor. historical
   • ▪ the Lord Chancellor's court, a division of the High Court of Justice. British
   • 2. an office attached to an embassy or consulate. British
   • 3. a public records office.

   Word Origin late Middle English: contraction of chancellery.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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