noun

chancellery

CHAHN-suh-luh-ree

noun

The office, staff, or building associated with a chancellor.

"Officials gathered outside the chancellery to await the announcement."

How to Use Chancellery

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe government office or building where a chancellor and their staff work.

Easily confused with

chancery →

chancelleries plural

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From Old French chancelerie, from Late Latin cancellaria — a doublet of "chancery," from the same root.

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