ALL meanings of court-of-chancery
court-of-chan·cer·y
C c - noun court-of-chancery chancery (def 4a). 1
- noun plural court-of-chancery the office or department of a chancellor; chancellery. 1
- noun plural court-of-chancery an office of public records, especially those of the Lord Chancellor in England. 1
- noun plural court-of-chancery (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice. 1
- noun plural court-of-chancery Law. Also called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity. equity (defs 3a, b). 1
- noun plural court-of-chancery the administrative office of a diocese. 1
- noun plural court-of-chancery Roman Catholic Church. a department of the Curia Romana now having the responsibility for issuing bulls to establish new dioceses, benefices, etc. 1
- idioms court-of-chancery in chancery, Law. in litigation in a court of chancery. Wrestling, Boxing. (of a contestant's head) held under an opponent's arm. in a helpless or embarrassing position. 1