chancellery

chancellery
/chan"seuh leuh ree, -sleuh ree, -seuhl ree, chahn"-/, n., pl. chancelleries.
1. the position of a chancellor.
2. the office or department of a chancellor.
3. the office attached to an embassy or consulate.
4. a building or room occupied by a chancellor's department.
[1250-1300; ME chancellerie < AF, equiv. to chanceller CHANCELLOR + -ie -Y3]

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