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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.
EXPANDthe title of various important judges and other high officials.
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
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
EXPANDusher; the post gradually gained importance in the Western kingdoms.
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