chancellor
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sə noun
1.
the chief minister of state in certain parliamentary governments, as in Germany; prime minister; premier.
2.
the chief administrative officer in certain American universities.
3.
a secretary, as to a king or noble or of an embassy.
4.
the priest in charge of a Roman Catholic chancery.
5.
the title of various important judges and other high officials.
6.
(in some states of the U.S.) the judge of a court of equity or chancery.
7.
British. the honorary, nonresident, titular head of a university.
Compare vice-chancellor.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English chanceler < Anglo-French < Late Latin cancellārius doorkeeper, literally, man at the barrier (see chancel, -er2); replacing Middle English canceler, Old English ≪ Late Latin, as above
before 1100; Middle English chanceler < Anglo-French < Late Latin cancellārius doorkeeper, literally, man at the barrier (see chancel, -er2); replacing Middle English canceler, Old English ≪ Late Latin, as above
Related forms
un·der·chan·cel·lor, noun
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chancellor (ˈtʃɑːnsələ, -slə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the head of the government in several European countries |
| 2. | (US) the president of a university or, in some colleges, the chief administrative officer |
| 3. | (Brit), (Canadian) Compare vice chancellor the honorary head of a university |
| 4. | (US) (in some states) the presiding judge of a court of chancery or equity |
| 5. | (Brit) the chief secretary of an embassy |
| 6. | Christianity a clergyman acting as the law officer of a bishop |
| 7. | archaic the chief secretary of a prince, nobleman, etc |
| [C11: from Anglo-French chanceler, from Late Latin cancellārius porter, secretary, from Latin cancellī lattice; see | |
| 'chancellorship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
chancellor
early 12c. (a variant form existed in O.E.), from O.Fr. chancelier, from L.L. cancellarius "keeper of the barrier, secretary, usher of a law court," so called because he worked behind a lattice at a basilica or law court (see chancel). In the Roman Empire, a sort of court
usher; the post gradually gained importance in the Western kingdoms.
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Chancellor definition
one who has judicial authority, literally, a "lord of judgement;" a title given to the Persian governor of Samaria (Ezra 4:8, 9, 17).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
The chancellor's desire to nurture all of the potential of all of the people is a wonderful thing, no doubt.
Shepherd plays a vice chancellor of a large university.
Yet the chancellor's powers to achieve this goal are limited.
The chancellor will have civil disobedience on his hands.
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