Chancery

Quick meaning: Chancery is a noun meaning (US, law) A court of equity; equity; a proceeding in equity.

Meaning

(US, law) A court of equity; equity; a proceeding in equity.

More Meanings

1. The type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy.
2. The type of building that houses the offices and administration of a diocese; the offices of a diocese.
3. (boxing, slang) The position of a boxer's head when under his adversary's arm.
4. (writing) Ellipsis of chancery hand.
5. (historical) In the Middle Ages, a government office that produced and notarized official documents.
6. (slang, archaic) Any awkward predicament.
7. (historical) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity

Example Sentences

The territorial expansion of the United States thus caused no great political stir in the chanceries of Europe.

15th round. Chancery. Fibbing. Biggs makes dreadful work with his left. Break away. Rally. Biggs down. Betting still six to four on the gown-boy.

The Chicken himself attributed this punishment to his having had the misfortune to get into Chancery early in the proceedings, when he was severely fibbed by the Larkey one, and heavily grassed.

[Round] 9. This was a scientific round on both sides; Acton got away well; and also parried some tremendous blows. The latter, however, received a chancery nobber; but he contended every inch of ground till he went down.

Word Forms

• chanceries

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include embassy, chancellery, chancellory, consular, registry, registrary.

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