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

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

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

Merkel, 67, handed over the chancellorship to successor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday after a near-record 16 years in power.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2021

Lord John Russell agreed to accept office as foreign minister; Gladstone consented to take the chancellorship of the exchequer.

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