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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2022

Merkel, a conservative, has stayed out of the political spotlight since handing over Germany's chancellorship to Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2022

She remained head of the Christian Democratic Union until 2018, when she decided to step down, a move that rendered her a lame duck for the final, challenging years of her chancellorship.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

He was succeeded by Lord Russell, and Gladstone, retaining the chancellorship of the exchequer, became for the first time leader of the House of Commons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various