Inns of Chancery
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The Inns of Chancery were medieval and early modern English legal institutions that served as preparatory training colleges and residences for law students and clerks associated with the Inns of Court in London.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inns of Chancery canonical | 2 |
| chancery | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern educational institution
ⓘ
legal institution ⓘ medieval educational institution ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gray's Inn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Inns of Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedToFunctionAsOriginallyIntended | 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
chancery clerks’ offices
ⓘ
clerks’ hostels ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | preparatory to Inns of Court ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chancery practice
ⓘ
common law ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Tudor period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Stuart period ⓘ late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governedBy | benchers of associated Inn of Court ⓘ |
| hadActivity |
dining in hall
ⓘ
legal exercises ⓘ mooting ⓘ |
| hadMemberInn |
Barnard's Inn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clement's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifford's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ Furnival's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyon's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ New Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ Serjeants' Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ Staple Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ Thavie's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
preparatory legal education
ⓘ
residence for law students ⓘ residence for legal clerks ⓘ training in legal drafting ⓘ training in procedure in common law courts ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
feeder institutions for Inns of Court
ⓘ
training ground for attorneys and solicitors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Royal Courts of Justice (historic law courts area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
English legal system
ⓘ
Inns of Court system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
attorneys
ⓘ
clerks of chancery ⓘ law students ⓘ members of Inns of Court ⓘ solicitors ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
chancery