Chancery
hamlet · Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Chancery likely refers to a place where legal or administrative records were kept, or where a chancellor or similar official resided. It denotes an administrative or legal centre.
Word origins
- Chancery
- Old EnglishPlace of legal/administrative records(from chancery "Place of legal/administrative records")
Historical forms
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