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chan·cel·lor \-s(ə)lə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English chanceler, from Old French chancelier, from Late Latin cancellarius doorkeeper, secretary, from cancellus lattice, from Latin cancelli 1. a. obsolete : a secretary especially of a nobleman, prince, or king; specifically : the chief secretary of the king of England b. : the lord chancellor of Great Britain c. : an official especially in England who keeps a record of proceedings and does other official acts in a chapter of an order of knighthood d. : one of four chief dignitaries of Anglican cathedrals of the old foundation some of whose duties are to arrange services, to lecture in theology, and to keep the books e. : chartophylax f. Britain : the chief secretary of an embassy g. : a Roman Catholic priest in the United States appointed by a bishop to take charge of a chancery h. : an officer in some fraternal or sororal orders having any of varying duties, responsibilities, or privileges 2. : a university officer of high rank: a. : the titular head of a British university b. : president c. : the chief executive officer of some state systems of higher education d. : an officer in charge of a certain branch or certain administrative functions of a university 3. a. : a clerical or lay law officer of a bishop or diocese in the Church of England or Protestant Episcopal Church who acts for a bishop especially in cases relating to ecclesiastical law b. : a judge in a court of chancery or equity in various states of the United States; specifically : the presiding judge in such a court as distinguished from the vice-chancellors 4. : the chief minister of state in any of certain European countries who is charged with responsibilities corresponding to those of a prime minister 5. : the foreman of a jury in Scotland |