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, Chancellornoun

   the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

2. chancellor, premier, prime ministernoun

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

3. chancellornoun

   the honorary or titular head of a university

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. chancellornoun

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

2. chancellornoun

   Head of a chancery.

3. chancellornoun

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

4. chancellornoun

   The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.

5. chancellornoun

   The head of parliamentary government in some German speaking countries.

6. chancellornoun

   A record keeper for a diocese or equivalent religious area.

7. chancellornoun

   Foreman of a jury.

8. chancellornoun

   Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

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

1. Chancellornoun

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

2. Etymology: [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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Cabinet Minister
   • Principal

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?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Natasha

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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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. Angela Merkel:

   We always said we would find a solution in the coming two years, but possibly, German Chancellor Angela Merkel might find the solution in 30 days, why not ? And then we would be a step forward.

2. Christiane Wirtz:

   You can assume that this topic was on the agenda during the most recent talks between the chancellor and the Turkish prime minister, press freedom has very great significance to the German government.

3. Markus Soeder:

   It would be good if Tsipras can convince the chancellor on Monday that he grasps the seriousness of the situation, so far, Greece has promised but not delivered.

4. Julian Reichelt:

   Germany is the architect of the European failure because Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel were behind pushing for the European process that was a failure from the beginning, chancellor Angela Merkel wanted to make it all about Europe and Chancellor Angela Merkel being a great European.

5. Panos Kammenos:

   We will never go as beggars on our knees to (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel, we will go standing tall as Greeks do. The Greek people are fighting united to restore national sovereignty and dignity.

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