chan|cel|ler|y «CHAN suh luhr ee, -sluhr-; CHAHN-», noun, plural -ler|ies.
1. the position of a chancellor.
2. the department or office of a chancellor: »
Faraway decisions in European and Asiatic chancelleries can have quick effect on the welfare of us and our children (Newsweek).
3. the building or rooms serving as the office of a chancellor.
4. the building or office of an embassy or legation; chancery: »
Anything that threatens to disturb the uneasy status quo in the world oil picture is viewed with grave alarm in the world's chancelleries (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.