chancellery

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈtʃænsələri/ UK /ˈtʃɑːnsələri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the office, staff, or residence of a chancellor

Diplomats gathered at the chancellery to await the announcement.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the office, staff, or... chancerysecretariatbureau office ministry

Word family

Related forms chancellor chancery

Etymology

From Old French chancelerie, from chancelier ('chancellor'), ultimately from Late Latin cancellarius, an official stationed at the cancelli ('lattice, grating') separating a court from the public.

chancelerie Old French cancellarius Latin cancelli Latin

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# chancellery

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtʃænsələri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɑːnsələri/

## Meanings
1. the office, staff, or residence of a chancellor

## Examples
- Diplomats gathered at the chancellery to await the announcement.

## Synonyms
- chancery
- secretariat
- bureau
- office
- ministry

## Related Forms
- chancellor
- chancery

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: chancelerie
- Root: cancellarius
- Root: cancelli

## Etymology
From Old French chancelerie, from chancelier ('chancellor'), ultimately from Late Latin cancellarius, an official stationed at the cancelli ('lattice, grating') separating a court from the public.

## AI Etymology
Chancellery comes from Old French chancelerie, from chancelier ('chancellor'), ultimately from Late Latin cancellarius, an official stationed at the cancelli ('lattice, grating') separating a court from the public. The historical trail runs through chancelerie in Old French, cancellarius in Latin, and cancelli in Latin. Used as a noun, chancellery now means "the office, staff, or residence of a chancellor", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as chancellor and chancery. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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