chancery
/ˈtʃɑːnsərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- （Chancery或Chancery Division）Law (in the UK) the Lord Chancellor's court, a division of the High Court of Justice【律】（英国）大法官法庭（高等法院的一个部门）。
1.1
- US a court of equity〈美〉衡平法院。
1.2
- mass noun US equity〈美〉衡平法。
1.3
- historical the court of a bishop's chancellor〈史〉主教法律干事的法庭。
2
- chiefly Brit. an office attached to an embassy or consulate〈主英〉大使馆官职; 领事馆官职。
3
- a public record office档案馆。
词源
late Middle English: contraction of CHANCELLERY.