Home › Words › C › chancellerychancellery/ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi/chancellery · noun — the rank or post of a chancellor.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).chancellery is pronounced /ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi/.EtymologyFrom Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie (Modern French chancellerie), from Late Latin cancellaria. Doublet of chancery.nounThe rank or post of a chancellor.The office or staff of a chancellor.The building in which such an office is situated.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chancellorship 79% match — The status of being a chancellor. vs chancellery →chamberlainship 74% match — The office or post of chamberlain. vs chancellery →chancellorism 67% match — Government by a chancellor. vs chancellery →cancellarial 67% match — Pertaining to a chancellor. vs chancellery →chancellor 66% match — A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice. vs chancellery →counselorship 65% match — The function and rank or office of a counselor. vs chancellery →chancelloress 64% match — The wife of a chancellor. vs chancellery →chaplainship 64% match — The office or business of a chaplain. vs chancellery →