chancery hand (English, noun)
expansion: chancery hand (plural chancery hands)
Senses:
topics: arts
calligraphy
communications
journalism
literature
media
publishing
writing
glosses: Either of two styles of handwriting: a written form of black letter used in France and England from about 1350, developed in the Lateran chancelry in the 13th century, or a style of cursive handwriting introduced in the 1420s by Niccolò de' Niccoli, developed from humanist minuscule; a variety of either of these styles.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: chancery hands
tags: plural
form: Chancery hand
tags: alternative