chancery
n.,
pl. 3cer[ies 5ME chancerie, var. of chancelerie: see CHANCELLERY6
1 a division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, presided over by the Lord High Chancellor of England
2 a court of equity
3 the laws, practice, and proceedings of a court of equity; equity
4 a court of record; office of public archives
5 CHANCELLERY (sense 2)
6 [Brit.] the political department, or its offices, of an embassy or legation
7 R.C.Ch. the diocesan office that has custody of certain documents, performs secretarial services for the bishop, etc.
in chancery