chancellery

English

Alternative forms

(less common) chancellory, (archaic) chancellary

Etymology

From Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie (Modern French chancellerie), from Late Latin cancellaria. Doublet of chancery.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi/, (optionally syncopated) /-səl.ɹi/, /-slə.ɹi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/

Noun

chancellery (plural chancelleries)

The rank or post of a chancellor
The office or staff of a chancellor
The building in which such an office is situated

Translations

function, post

Dutch: kanselierschap (nl) n
German: Kanzler (de) m, Kanzlerin (de) f

staff

Dutch: ^{(please verify)} kanselarij (nl) f
French: ^{(please verify)} chancellerie (fr) f
German: Kanzleibeamtin f, Kanzleibeamter m, Kanzleramtspersonal n, Kanzleramtsangestellte m or f or c pl
Indonesian: penata kanselerai

office

Danish: kancelli n
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} kanselarij (nl) f
French: ^{(please verify)} chancellerie (fr) f
German: Kanzleramt (de) n, Kanzlei (de) f
Indonesian: kanselerai

building

Danish: kancelli n
Dutch: kanselarij (nl) f
Esperanto: ĉefministrejo
French: chancellerie (fr) f
Galician: chancelaría (gl)
German: Kanzleramt (de) n, Kanzlei (de) f
Ido: kancelereyo (io)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 門下省／门下省 (zh) (Ménxiàshěng)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} seansailéireacht f
Italian: ^{(please verify)} cancelleria f
Russian: ^{(please verify)} канцеля́рия (ru) f (kanceljárija)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} cancillería f