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vice-chancellor

[vahys-chan-suh-ler, -chahn-]
noun
  1. a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
  2. a chancery judge acting in place of a chancellor.
  3. the chief administrator of certain British universities.Compare chancellor(def 7).
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Origin of vice-chancellor

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Related formsvice-chan·cel·lor·ship, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for vice chancellor

vice chancellor

noun
  1. the chief executive or administrator at some British universitiesCompare chancellor (def. 3)
  2. (in the US) a judge in courts of equity subordinate to the chancellor
  3. (formerly in England) a senior judge of the court of Chancery who acted as assistant to the Lord Chancellor
  4. a person serving as the deputy of a chancellor
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Derived Formsvice-chancellorship, noun
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