Definitions for Chancellor
ˈtʃæn sə lər, -slər, ˈtʃɑn-Chan·cel·lor

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chancellor(noun)

   the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

2. chancellor, premier, prime minister(noun)

   the person who is head of state (in several countries)

3. chancellor(noun)

   the honorary or titular head of a university

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. chancellor(Noun)

   A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction.

2. chancellor(Noun)

   Head of a chancery.

3. chancellor(Noun)

   An important notary; a person in charge of some area of government, often justice or finance.

4. chancellor(Noun)

   The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.

5. chancellor(Noun)

   The head of parliamentary government in some German speaking countries.

6. chancellor(Noun)

   A record keeper for a diocese or equivalent religious area.

7. chancellor(Noun)

   Foreman of a jury.

8. chancellor(Noun)

   Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Origin: chaunceler, from chancelier, from cancellarius, a director of chancery, from . See chancel.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chancellor(noun)

   a judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction

Origin: [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.]

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1. Chancellor

   Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the audience. A chancellor's office is called a chancellery or chancery. The word is now used in the titles of many various officers in all kinds of settings. Nowadays the term is most often used to describe: ⁕the head of the government ⁕a person in charge of foreign affairs ⁕a person with duties related to justice ⁕a person in charge of financial and economic matters ⁕the head of a university

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1. Chancellor

   chan′sel-or, n. (Shak.) secretary: the president of a court of chancery or other court: the official who keeps the registers of an order of knighthood: the titular head of a university: (Scot.) the foreman of a jury.—ns. Chan′cellorship; Chan′cellory.—Chancellor of a cathedral, an officer who formerly had charge of the chapter library, custody of the common seal, superintendence of the choir practices, and headship of the cathedral schools; Chancellor of a diocese, an ecclesiastical judge uniting the functions of vicar-general and official principal, appointed to assist the bishop in questions of ecclesiastical law, and hold his courts for him; Chancellor of the Exchequer, the chief minister of finance in the British government; Lord Chancellor, Lord High Chancellor, the presiding judge of the Court of Chancery, the keeper of the great seal, and the first lay person of the state after the blood-royal. [Fr. chancelier—Low L. cancellarius, orig. an officer that had charge of records, and stood near the cancelli (L.), the crossbars that surrounded the judgment-seat.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Chancellor' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2762

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Chancellor' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3742

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Chancellor' in Nouns Frequency: #1177

How to pronounce Chancellor?

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   Daniel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chancellor in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chancellor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Chancellor in a Sentence

1. Thomas Oppermann:

   I expect (Tsipras) to present this list in his talks with the chancellor on Monday, i want to know once and for all if Greece is ready to reform or not.

2. Dieter Kempf:

   I regret the fact that the chancellor's visit to Washington produced no palpable progress on the contentious issues between Germany and the United States.

3. One NATO diplomat:

   Targeting Chancellor Angela Merkel, especially Chancellor Angela Merkel immigration strategy in the past, is exactly what he wants to attack, chancellor Angela Merkel has allowed in a lot of immigrants. He's found that these attacks work, and can produce a great deal of damage. Some will make this a big issue.

4. Michael Gove:

   I listened to the chancellor and I found his words incredibly reassuring, the chancellor's statement today provided the reassurance that people need, and I am looking forward to hearing from the prime minister later.

5. Le Maire:

   This is the moment of truth for the Franco-German relationship, the hour of reckoning for the future of the euro zone, either in the next few hours the president and the chancellor reach an agreement and accomplish a significant step in strengthening the euro zone. Or they are unable to and we will return, and I don't hesitate to say so, to turbulent times for the euro zone and for the European Union more widely.

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