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<blockquote data-quote="Zhure" data-source="post: 27215" data-attributes="member: 308">Main Entry: chan·ceryPronunciation: 'chan(t)-s&amp;-rE, 'chan(t)s-rEFunction: nounInflected Form(s):&nbsp; plural -cer·ies Etymology: Middle English chancerie, alteration of chancellerie chancellery, from Old French, from chancelierDate: 15531 a : capitalized : a high court of equity in England and Wales with common-law functions and jurisdiction over causes in equity b : a court of equity in the American judicial system c : the principles and practice of judicial equity 2 : a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic proceedings 3 a : a chancellor's court or office or the building in which it is located b : the office in which the business of a Roman Catholic diocese is transacted and recorded c : the office of an embassy : CHANCELLERY 3 - in chancery 1 : in litigation in a court of chancery also : under the superintendence of the lord chancellor &lt;a ward in chancery&gt; 2 : in a hopeless predicament Main Entry: [1]clois·terPronunciation: 'kloi-st&amp;rFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English cloistre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin claustrum, from Latin, bar, bolt, from claudere to close —more at CLOSE Date: 13th century1 a : a monastic establishment b : an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted c : monastic life d : a place or state of seclusion 2 : a covered passage on the side of a court usually having one side walled and the other an open arcade or colonnade <img src="http://www.m-w.com/mw/art/cloister.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zhure, post: 27215, member: 308"] Main Entry: chan·cery Pronunciation: 'chan(t)-s&-rE, 'chan(t)s-rE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -cer·ies Etymology: Middle English chancerie, alteration of chancellerie chancellery, from Old French, from chancelier Date: 1553 1 a : capitalized : a high court of equity in England and Wales with common-law functions and jurisdiction over causes in equity b : a court of equity in the American judicial system c : the principles and practice of judicial equity 2 : a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic proceedings 3 a : a chancellor's court or office or the building in which it is located b : the office in which the business of a Roman Catholic diocese is transacted and recorded c : the office of an embassy : CHANCELLERY 3 - in chancery 1 : in litigation in a court of chancery also : under the superintendence of the lord chancellor <a ward in chancery> 2 : in a hopeless predicament Main Entry: [1]clois·ter Pronunciation: 'kloi-st&r Function: noun Etymology: Middle English cloistre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin claustrum, from Latin, bar, bolt, from claudere to close —more at CLOSE Date: 13th century 1 a : a monastic establishment b : an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted c : monastic life d : a place or state of seclusion 2 : a covered passage on the side of a court usually having one side walled and the other an open arcade or colonnade [IMG]http://www.m-w.com/mw/art/cloister.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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