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chancellor

Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɑːns(ə)lə/
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Definition of chancellor

noun

  • a senior state or legal official: the Lord chancellor and the judges will consider the application
  • (Chancellor)short for Chancellor of the Exchequer.the Chancellor’s Budget speech
  • (Chancellor) the head of the government in some European countries, such as Germany.
  • British the honorary head of a university.
  • US the president or chief administrative officer of a university.
  • a bishop’s law officer.
  • US the presiding judge of a chancery court.
  • (in the UK) an officer of an order of knighthood who seals commissions.

Derivatives

chancellorship

noun

Origin:

late Old English from Old French cancelier, from late Latin cancellarius 'porter, secretary' (originally a court official stationed at the grating separating public from judges), from cancelli 'crossbars'

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The ending of chancellor is -or.

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