Chancellor is the title of the head of government in Germany and Austria.
...Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.
...as the Chancellor arrived.
2. countable noun
In Britain, the Chancellor is the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
3. countable noun
The Chancellor of a British university is the official head of the university. The Chancellor does not take part in running the university.
4. countable noun
The head of some American universities is called theChancellor.
5. See also vice-chancellor
chancellor in British English
(ˈtʃɑːnsələ, -slə)
noun
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. British and Canadian
the honorary head of a university
Compare vice chancellor (sense 1)
4. US
(in some states) the presiding judge of a court of chancery or equity
5. British
the chief secretary of an embassy
6. Christianity
a member of the clergy acting as the law officer of a bishop
7. archaic
the chief secretary of a prince, nobleman, etc
Derived forms
chancellorship (ˈchancellorˌship)
noun
Word origin
C11: from Anglo-French chanceler, from Late Latin cancellārius porter, secretary, from Latin cancellī lattice; see chancel
chancellor in American English
(ˈtʃænsələr)
noun
1. Obsolete
an official secretary to a nobleman or, esp., a king
2. Rare
the chief secretary of an embassy or consulate
3. [usuallyC-]
any of several high officials in the British government, sometimes with judicial powers
4.
the title of the president or a high executive officer in some universities
5.
the prime minister in certain countries
6. US
a chief judge of a court of chancery or equity in some states of the U.S.
7. Roman CatholicChurch
the title of the priest in charge of a diocesan chancery
Derived forms
chancellorship (ˈchancellorˌship)
noun
Word origin
ME < chanceler < OFr < LL cancellarius, secretary, lit., keeper of the barrier: so called from the lattice behind whichhe worked: see cancel
Examples of 'chancellor' in a sentence
chancellor
They don't relish the sight of the chancellor 's personal troops occupying one of my towns any more than I do.
Lois McMaster Bujold THE CURSE OF CHALION (2001)
Definition of 'Chancellor'
Chinese translation of 'chancellor'
chancellor
(ˈtʃɑːnsələʳ)
n(c)
(= head of government) 总(總)理 (zǒnglǐ) (位, wèi)
(Brit)[of university]校长(長) (xiàozhǎng) (位, wèi)
(Brit) =Chancellor of the Exchequer
Nearby words of
chancellor
championship
chance
chance (up)on
chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
chandelier
change
Related terms of
chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
All related terms of 'Chancellor'
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Lord Chancellor
the cabinet minister who is responsible for the running of the courts in England and Wales
vice chancellor
In a British university, the vice-chancellor is the person in charge of academic and administrative matters .
Lord High Chancellor
the privy councilor in Great Britain who presides over the House of Lords and is head of the judiciary
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in the British government who makes decisions about finance and taxes .
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
a minister of the crown , nominally appointed as representative of the Queen (who is the Duke , not Duchess , of Lancaster ), but in practice chiefly employed on parliamentary work determined by the prime minister