the titular head of a British university
the chief minister of state in some European countries
= Chancellor of the Exchequer
= Lord Chancellor
in former times, the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
a usu lay legal officer of an Anglican diocese
a Roman Catholic priest heading a diocesan chancery
chancellorship noun
Middle English chanceler via Old French chancelier from late Latin cancellarius doorkeeper, secretary, from cancellus lattice. The term orig denoted a court official at the latticework partition between the judge and the people