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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Other Word Forms

• underchancellorship noun

Etymology

Origin of chancellorship

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

Example Sentences

“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

But this is, Covid aside, the first major test of Olaf Scholz's chancellorship and, so far, it has not gone very well.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2022

Scholz, a former finance minister under Angela Merkel, brought little international security experience to the chancellorship when he succeeded her in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022

A spokesperson for Kurz during his chancellorship did not immediately return a request for comment.

From Reuters • Dec. 30, 2021

The chancellorship, one of the two chief offices in the realm, was sold to William Longchamp, bishop of Ely, for �3000, though he was well known as a tactless, arrogant and incapable person.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various