chancellery

[ chan-suh-luh-ree, -sluh-ree, -suhl-ree, chahn- ]

noun

, plural chan·cel·ler·ies.

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.

chancellery

/ ˈtʃɑːnsələrɪ; -slərɪ /

noun

1. the building or room occupied by a chancellor's office
2. the position, rank, or office of a chancellor
3. 1. the residence or office of an embassy or legation
   2. the office of a consulate
4. another name for a diplomatic chancery

Word History and Origins

Origin of chancellery¹

1250–1300; Middle English chancellerie < Anglo-French, equivalent to chanceller chancellor + -ie -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of chancellery¹

C14: from Anglo-French chancellerie, from Old French chancelier chancellor

Example Sentences

In a statement to The Times, Berlin Senate Chancellery spokesperson Christine Richter said: “The Senate shares the view of the Federal Foreign Office that the Japanese-Korean conflict regarding the history of comfort women was resolved through the agreement on this issue reached between Japan and Korea in 2015.”

From Los Angeles Times

He’s manning a stall in Jena and recalls how things seemed different when Olaf Scholz entered the chancellery three years ago.

From BBC

The CDU appears most likely to take the chancellery under the leadership of Friedrich Merz but he has notably been striking a more right-wing tone as establishment parties desperately seek to reverse the rise of the AfD.

From BBC

It was known colloquially as the “Tiergarten murder” — for its venue, the Kleiner Tiergarten park, a smaller cousin of the sprawling, historic green swath that cuts through central Berlin, a short distance from the German Parliament complex and chancellery.

From Los Angeles Times

The chancellery is now pushing other countries in Europe to share the burden and offer more weapons deliveries, arguing that it cannot offer any more.

From New York Times