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• vice-chancellor
  vice-chancellor

  noun

  a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
• vice chancellor
  vice chancellor

  noun

  the chief executive or administrator at some British universities Compare chancellor

vice-chancellor

American  

[vahys-chan-suh-ler, -chahn-] / ˈvaɪsˈtʃæn sə lər, -ˈtʃɑn- /

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.

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vice chancellor British  

noun

1. the chief executive or administrator at some British universities Compare chancellor

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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Other Word Forms

• vice-chancellorship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of vice-chancellor

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Vice-Chancellor at the University of Reading, Prof Robert Van de Noort is calling for other universities and energy regulators to "help students push back against this worrying trend".

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Vice-Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner previously defended the decision to cut jobs, saying the university would have become "untenable" without drastic reforms.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

Ms Howells added she had already spoken to Cardiff University Vice-Chancellor Wendy Larner several times and was due to speak with her again on Thursday.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

On Tuesday Vice-Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner said the university would have become "untenable" without drastic reforms.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

His notes were demanded by ye Vice-Chancellor, but on mature deliberation it has been thought better to punish him by mortifying neglect.”

From The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)