a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
a chancery judge acting in place of a chancellor.
the chief administrator of certain British universities.
the chief executive or administrator at some British universities Compare chancellor
(in the US) a judge in courts of equity subordinate to the chancellor
(formerly in England) a senior judge of the court of Chancery who acted as assistant to the Lord Chancellor
a person serving as the deputy of a chancellor
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Shortly after Tuesday's apology, University of Tasmania's deputy vice-chancellor for health Prof Graeme Zosky acknowledged the gravity of the situation.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Prof Katie Normington, vice-chancellor of DMU, said she was "devastated" over Oladipo's death, adding direct support was being offered to students, staff and his family.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Prof Michael Peter Alcorn, professor of music and associate pro vice-chancellor for sustainability and strategic projects, Queen's University Belfast.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
The university added that the vice-chancellor had subsequently met with Prof Sullivan.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
In 1776 he was chosen vice-chancellor of his university; in 1781 he was made dean of Canterbury, and in 1790 was raised to the see of Norwich.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
Judge J. Travis Laster, vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, issued sanctions for “spoliation of evidence” in the shareholder lawsuit over the 2023 merger between Ultimate Fighting Championship and WWE.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
In June 2019, Ong got a new line manager and in June 2020, she emailed the-then vice chancellor complaining about Green's "ruthless and bullying behaviour".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
In a separate statement, Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications, dismissed Agostini’s comments directly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
"This was a very important point, publicly committed to, and we will remind the Chinese side of this," added Klingbeil, who is also German vice chancellor, as he visited Singapore following his China trip.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
Of course he knew how unreasonable the American embassy could be—the vice chancellor, of all people, had once been refused a visa to attend a conference—but he had never doubted his plan.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
