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INNS OF CHANCERY

\ˈɪnz ɒv t͡ʃˈansəɹi], \ˈɪnz ɒv t‍ʃˈansəɹi], \ˈɪ_n_z ɒ_v tʃ_ˈa_n_s_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of INNS OF CHANCERY

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Institutions consisting chiefly of attorneys, formerly occupied by clerks who studied the framing of writs which belonged to Cursitors. They are appendages of the Inns of Court.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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