Chancellor
Word | CHANCELLOR |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | chan cel lor |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Chancellor"
What do we mean by chancellor?
Any of various officials of high rank, especially. noun
A secretary to a monarch or noble. noun
The chief secretary of an embassy. noun
The chief minister of state in some European countries. noun
The president of certain American universities. noun
The honorary or titular head of a university. noun
The presiding judge of a court of chancery or equity in some states of the United States and in Great Britain. noun
Originally, under the later Roman emperors, a doorkeeper or usher, who stood at the latticed railing inclosing the judgment-seat, to keep off the crowd and to introduce such persons as were entitled to pass inside. noun
Hence A secretary; a notary. noun
In Great Britain: noun
The highest judicial officer of the crown, law adviser of the ministry, and keeper of the great seal: more fully designated lord high chancellor. noun
An officer, officially styled chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, who presides in person or by deputy over the courts of law and equity in the duchy of Lancaster. He is usually a cabinet minister, and seldom a lawyer. The finance minister of the British government, more fully styled chancellor of the exchequer. noun
In the jury system of Scotland, the preses or foreman of a jury, who announces the verdict when it is a verbal one, and who, when it is in writing, hands it in and indorses it, in the name of the jury, along with the clerk of the court. noun
In France: noun
The chief officer of the crown, charged with the custody of the great seal, the administration of justice, and the duty of presiding over the councils of the king. The office was abolished in 1790, revived in name by Napoleon I., and finally abolished in 1848. noun
The chief officer of the palace of a queen or prince noun
A secretary, especially of an embassy or a consulate. noun
In the new German empire, the president of the Federal Council, who is also charged with the supreme direction, under the emperor, of all imperial affairs. noun
The chief officer, next to the honorary head, of a military or honorable order, who guards its seal, administers its property, and preserves its records: as, the chancellor of the Order of the Garter. noun
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
Short for Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The foreman of a jury.
The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
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