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chancellorship

American  
[chan-suh-ler-ship, -sler-, chahn-] / ˈtʃæn sə lərˌʃɪp, -slər-, ˈtʃɑn- /

noun

  1. the office or rank of chancellor.

  2. a chancellor's term of office.


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Etymology

Origin of chancellorship

First recorded in 1425–75, chancellorship is from the late Middle English word chanceler-schepp. See chancellor, -ship


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After resigning from his chancellorship, Castro went on to teach at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

“With your chancellorship, you ensured that a woman at the head of government, that female power too, will forever be a matter of course in our country.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2023

Mr Scholz's response to a shifting China may yet come to be the defining test of his chancellorship.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2022

Mr. Scholz’s most recent travails come on top of a rocky start to his chancellorship.

From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2022

He remained at Strassburg till October 1894, when, at the urgent request of the emperor, he consented, in spite of his advanced years, to accept the chancellorship in succession to Caprivi.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

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