单词 | chancellor of the duchy of lancaster |
释义 | > as lemmasChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster d. More fully Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The representative of the Crown as Duke of Lancaster; (in later use) a member of the government of the United Kingdom, typically a Cabinet minister employed on cross-departmental work.On the accession of Henry IV in 1399, the Duchy of Lancaster passed into the possession of the English Crown, and was administered separately from other royal possessions; the post of Chancellor now carries no administrative responsibilities relating to the Duchy. [Compare post-classical Latin cancellarius (14th cent. in a British source in this sense).] ΚΠ 1460–1 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1460 §33. m. 6 Ther hath been..of oure counte palayne of Lancastre, oon chaunceller, oon chief steward, and a generall attourney; which officers have had..fees and wages. 1551–2 Act 5 & 6 Edward VI c. 26 §5 in Statutes of Realm (1963) IV. i. 159 Writtes..shall and maye from thensforthe be directed..to the Chauncelor of the Duchie of Lancastre. 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Aa3/2 Dutchy court, is a court, wherein all maters appertaining to the Dutchy of Lancaster, are descided [by] the decree of the Chauncelour of that Court. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. vi. 78 The court of the duchy chamber of Lancester is..held before the chancellor of the duchy or his deputy. 1874 Times Summary 1873 The return of Mr. Bright to the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 16 Sept. 9/2 When he laid down the Patronage Secretaryship he assumed the offices of Lord Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. 2019 J. Agar Sci. Policy under Thatcher (e-book, accessed 20 Apr. 2021) viii. 270 First, Major gave the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster a specific, Cabinet-level responsibility for science and technology policy. < as lemmas |
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