Definition of crown office
1
:the office of the Court of King's Bench in English law in which certain procedure formerly took place on the criminal-law side and in matters relating to the prerogative writs of quo warranto, mandamus, and prohibition
2
:a department for the King's Bench division in the central office of the High Court of Justice in English law
3
in English law
a
:the Chancery Office in which the great seal is generally affixed
b
:the former office of the common-law side of the Chancery Court
