Chancery

[Fr. chancellerie. See CHANCELLOR.] ( Law.) In England, the highest court of justice, (next to the Parliament,) presided over by the lord chancellor. Its jurisdiction is principally exercised in cases of equity. In the U. States, a court of general equity jurisdiction. - See COURT OF CHANCERY. Chance'ville, in New Jersey , a small post-village of Mon mouth co. Chancre, (shank'r,) n. [Fr.] ( Surg .) An ulcerous venereal sore. Chancrous, ( shankrus ,) a. Having the qualities of a chancre. Chan'da, an inland town of Hindostan, prov. Gundwanah, cap. of dist. of same name, 62 m. S. of Nagpoor; Lat. 20° 4' N., Lon. 79° 22′ E. It was taken by the British in 1818. Chan'daller, in Iowa , a post-village of Keokuk co., abt. 28 m. S.W. of Iowa City. Chan del eur Islands, lie E. of Chan del eur Bay, on the S.E. coast of Louisiana. A fixed light, 55 ft. high, is on the N. or smaller island. Chandelier, (shan-de-ler',) n. [Fr., from chandelle, Lat. candela , a candle.] A frame with branches to hold a number of candles or lamps. ( Fort .) A kind of movable parapet. Chan dern a gore', a maritime town of Hindostan, prov. Bengal, belonging to the French, on the W. bank of the Hooghly River, 16 m. N.N.W. of Calcutta; Lat. 22° 49′ N., Lon. 88° 26′ E. It has a trade in opium, and manufactures of cotton cloths. Pop . about 35,000. Chandler, n. [Fr. chandelier , from chandelle , candle.] A maker and seller of candles; as, a tallow-chandler. A dealer in certain commodities; as, a ship-chandler, a corn- chandler . Chandler's Springs, in Alabama , a post-office of Talladega co. Chandler's Valley, in Penna ., a P. O. of Warren co. Chandlersville, in Ohio , a post-village of Muskingum co., 10 m. S.E. of Zanesville, the county seat, and 64 m. E. of Columbus. Chandlerville, in Illinois, a small village of Ca co.