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chancellor

[ chan-suh-ler, -sler, chahn- ]

noun

  1. the chief minister of state in certain parliamentary governments, as in Germany; prime minister; premier.
  2. the chief administrative officer in certain American universities.
  3. a secretary, as to a king or noble or of an embassy.
  4. the priest in charge of a Roman Catholic chancery.
  5. the title of various important judges and other high officials.
  6. (in some states of the U.S.) the judge of a court of equity or chancery.
  7. British. the honorary, nonresident, titular head of a university.


chancellor

/ -slə; ˈtʃɑːnsələ /

noun

  1. the head of the government in several European countries
  2. the president of a university or, in some colleges, the chief administrative officer
  3. the honorary head of a university Compare vice chancellor
  4. (in some states) the presiding judge of a court of chancery or equity
  5. the chief secretary of an embassy
  6. Christianity a clergyman acting as the law officer of a bishop
  7. archaic.
    the chief secretary of a prince, nobleman, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈchancellorˌship, noun
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Other Words From

  • under·chancel·lor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chancellor1

before 1100; Middle English chanceler < Anglo-French < Late Latin cancellārius doorkeeper, literally, man at the barrier ( chancel, -er 2 ); replacing Middle English canceler, Old English Late Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chancellor1

C11: from Anglo-French chanceler, from Late Latin cancellārius porter, secretary, from Latin cancellī lattice; see chancel
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Example Sentences

He is “closest politically to Merkel” and is the only candidate out of the three who hasn’t been pushed out of front-line politics by the chancellor, says Bergsen.

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This marks a concession from the union, which had wanted in-person teaching to be optional for all its members — a demand the chancellor has said he cannot meet.

ESPN reported last month that the Big Ten’s presidents and chancellors approved a process that would allow schedule adjustments to maximize the number of games played each weekend.

Those measures, coupled with ramped-up viral testing, helped stabilize operations, said Rebecca Blank, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Doug was inside, working out in their home gym, as he usually did in the mornings before commuting to his job as chancellor of the Yuba Community College District, about an hour and 15 minutes away in Yuba City.

When Hitler became chancellor on Jan. 30, 1933, Hildebrand was confronted with a choice: Would he remain in Nazi Germany?

Most frustratingly for the school chancellor, this made it all but impossible to fire terrible teachers.

As Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Roth took a one- way train from Berlin to Paris, never to return.

Former Ole Miss chancellor Robert Khayat explains how his school solved the problem.

As chancellor of the University of Mississippi, Robert Khayat helped remove confederate flags from the football stadium.

He passed through all the honors of the law, and in 1836 became lord chancellor.

The chief official of the court is called a chancellor, the others vice chancellors.

The prime-minister, the chancellor of the exchequer, two other members of the cabinet, and an ambassador were his companions.

Hubert, archbishop of Canterbury, made lord chancellor in consideration of his services in crowning king John.

The Chancellor stopped him as he left the King's presence, telling him he should show more reserve and pick his words.

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chancelleryChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster