Lord Chancellor
- 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.
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Origin of Lord Chancellor
First recorded in 1490–1500
Also called Lord High Chancellor.
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Examples from the Web for lord chancellor
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In the cabinet the lord-chancellor was not an accession of strength.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The death of Mary was announced to the two houses, which were then sitting, by Heath bishop of Ely, the lord-chancellor.
Memoirs of the Court of Queen ElizabethLucy Aikin
Now, whether one is a van-boy or a lord-chancellor this is bad, for slackness leads to neglect, and neglect to worse things.
Our FrankAmy Walton
From that time, as lord-chancellor of England and legate, Wolsey administered every thing in church and state.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume VJ. H. Merle d'Aubigné
More lost no time; never had lord-chancellor displayed such activity.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume VJ. H. Merle d'Aubigné
Lord Chancellor
- British government the cabinet minister who is head of the judiciary in England and Wales and Speaker of the House of Lords
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