chancellery
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English
Alternative forms
- (less common) chancellory, (archaic) chancellary
Etymology
From Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie (Modern French chancellerie), from Late Latin cancellaria. Doublet of chancery.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi/, (optionally syncopated) /-səl.ɹi/, /-slə.ɹi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
chancellery (plural chancelleries)
- The rank or post of a chancellor
- The office or staff of a chancellor
- The building in which such an office is situated
Translations
function, post
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staff
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office
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building
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