Lord Chancellor

noun

, plural Lord Chancellors.

1. the highest judicial officer of the British crown: law adviser of the ministry, keeper of the great seal, presiding officer in the House of Lords, etc.

Lord Chancellor

noun

1. government the cabinet minister who is head of the judiciary in England and Wales and Speaker of the House of Lords

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lord Chancellor¹

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

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

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

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The lord-chancellor likewise thought that the second reading should be delayed till the matter had been more ripely considered.

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In these sentiments the lord-chancellor coincided; the clauses, he said, were as necessary as any others.

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On the 5th of December the lord-chancellor brought the subject before the lords, by moving the second reading of a similar bill.

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