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chancellor
CIDE DICTIONARY
chancellor, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F. chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which surrounded the seat of judgment. See Chancel.].
A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction. [1913 Webster]
" The chancellor was originally a chief scribe or secretary under the Roman emperors, but afterward was invested with judicial powers, and had superintendence over the other officers of the empire. From the Roman empire this office passed to the church, and every bishop has his chancellor, the principal judge of his consistory. In later times, in most countries of Europe, the chancellor was a high officer of state, keeper of the great seal of the kingdom, and having the supervision of all charters, and like public instruments of the crown, which were authenticated in the most solemn manner. In France a secretary is in some cases called a chancellor. In Scotland, the appellation is given to the foreman of a jury, or assize. In the present German empire, the chancellor is the president of the federal council and the head of the imperial administration. In the United States, the title is given to certain judges of courts of chancery or equity, established by the statutes of separate States." Blackstone. Wharton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chancellor, n.
1 a State or legal official of various kinds.
2 the head of the government in some European countries, e.g. W. Germany.
3 the non-resident honorary head of a university.
4 a bishop's law officer.
5 US the president of a chancery court.
1 a State or legal official of various kinds.
2 the head of the government in some European countries, e.g. W. Germany.
3 the non-resident honorary head of a university.
4 a bishop's law officer.
5 US the president of a chancery court.
Idiom
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster a member of the government legally representing the Queen as Duke of Lancaster, often a Cabinet Minister employed on non-departmental work. Chancellor of the Exchequer the finance minister of the United Kingdom. Chancellor of the Garter etc. a government officer who seals commissions etc. Lord (or Lord High) Chancellor an officer presiding in the House of Lords, the Chancery Division, or the Court of Appeal.
Derivative
chancellorship n.
Etymology
OE f. AF c(h)anceler, OF -ier f. LL cancellarius porter, secretary, f. cancelli lattice
THESAURUS
chancellor
JA, academic dean, administration, administrator, alderman, ambassador, ambassadress, amicus curiae, apostolic delegate, archon, assessor, attache, bailie, barmaster, burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister, career diplomat, charge, chief executive, chief executive officer, chief of state, circuit judge, city councilman, city father, city manager, commercial attache, commissar, commissioner, consul, consul general, consular agent, councillor, councilman, councilwoman, county commissioner, county supervisor, dean, dean of men, dean of women, dewan, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatic agent, diplomatist, doge, elder, emissary, envoy, envoy extraordinary, executive, executive director, executive officer, executive secretary, foreign service officer, grand vizier, head of state, headman, headmaster, headmistress, induna, internuncio, judge advocate, judge ordinary, jurat, justice in eyre, justice of assize, lay judge, legal assessor, legate, legislator, lord mayor, magistrate, maire, management, managing director, master, mayor, military attache, military judge, minister, minister of state, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, nuncio, officer, official, ombudsman, ordinary, plenipotentiary, police judge, portreeve, prefect, premier, president, presiding judge, prexy, prime minister, principal, probate judge, provost, puisne judge, recorder, rector, reeve, resident, secretary, secretary of legation, secretary of state, selectman, supervisor, syndic, the administration, treasurer, undersecretary, vice-chancellor, vice-consul, vice-legate, vice-president, wardenROGET THESAURUS
chancellor
Master
N master, padrone, lord, lord paramount, commander, commandant, captain, chief, chieftain, sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator, leader, boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance, lord of the ascendant, cock of the walk, cock of the roost, gray mare, mistress, potentate, liege, liege lord, suzerain, sovereign, monarch, autocrat, despot, tyrant, oligarch, crowned head, emperor, king, anointed king, majesty, imperator, protector, president, stadholder, judge, ceasar, kaiser, czar, tsar, sultan, soldan, grand Turk, caliph, imaum, shah, padishah, sophi, mogul, great mogul, khan, lama, tycoon, mikado, tenno, inca, cazique, voivode, landamman, seyyid, Abuna, cacique, czarowitz, grand seignior, prince, duke, archduke, doge, elector, seignior, marland, margrave, rajah, emir, wali, sheik nizam, nawab, empress, queen, sultana, czarina, princess, infanta, duchess, margravine, czarevna, czarita, maharani, rani, rectrix, regent, viceroy, exarch, palatine, khedive, hospodar, beglerbeg, three-tailed bashaw, pasha, bashaw, bey, beg, dey, scherif, tetrarch, satrap, mandarin, subahdar, nabob, maharajah, burgrave, laird, collector, commissioner, deputy commissioner, woon, the authorities, the powers that be, the government, staff, etat major, aga, official, man in office, person in authority, sircar, sirkar, Sublime Porte, marshal, field marshal, marechal, general, generalissimo, commander in chief, seraskier, hetman, lieutenant general, major general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, centurion, skipper, lieutenant, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sublieutenant, officer, staff officer, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigade major, adjutant, jemidar, ensign, cornet, cadet, subaltern, noncommissioned officer, warrant officer, sergeant, sergeant major, color sergeant, corporal, corporal major, lance corporal, acting corporal, drum major, captain general, dizdar, knight marshal, naik, pendragon, mayor, mayoralty, prefect, chancellor, archon, provost, magistrate, syndic, alcalde, alcaid, burgomaster, corregidor, seneschal, alderman, councilman, committeeman, councilwoman, warden, constable, portreeve, lord mayor, officer, dewan, fonctionnaire, admiral, admiralty, rear admiral, vice admiral, port admiral, commodore, captain, commander, lieutenant, ensign, skipper, mate, master, officer of the day, OD, navarch, da locum melioribus, der Furst ist der erste Diener seines Staats, the prince is the first servant of his state, lord of thy presence and no land beside.Deputy
N deputy, substitute, vice, proxy, locum tenens, badli, delegate, representative, next friend, surrogate, secondary, regent, viceregent, vizier, minister, vicar, premier, chancellor, prefect, provost, warden, lieutenant, archon, consul, proconsul, viceroy, commissioner, Tsung-li Yamen, Wai Wu Pu, plenipotentiary, alter ego, team, eight, eleven, champion, acting, vice, vice regal, accredited to, in behalf of.Judge
N judge, justice, justiciar, justiciary, chancellor, justice of assize, judge of assize, recorder, common sergeant, puisne judge, assistant judge, county court judge, conservator of the peace, justice of the peace, J, P, court, magistrate, police magistrate, beak, his worship, his honor, his lordship, jury, twelve men in a box, Lord Chancellor, Lord Justice, Master of the Rolls, Vice Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Chief Baron, Mr, Justice, Associate Justice, Chief Justice, Baron, Baron of the Exchequer, jurat, assessor, arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee, referendary, revising barrister, domesman, censor, barmaster, ephor, grand juror, grand juryman, juryman, talesman, archon, tribune, praetor, syndic, podesta, mollah, ulema, mufti, cadi, kadi, Rhadamanthus, litigant, judicial, a Daniel come to judgment.Also see definition of "chancellor" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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