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21Chancellor — The office emerged during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042 66), who followed the procedures of the *Carolingian court. The title means secretary; the post in time acquiring power and authority. Until the 14c the chancellor was invariably a …
22Chancellor — Recorded in many spelling forms including Cancelier and Chancelier (France), Chancellor, Chancellar and Cancellor (England and Scotland), Cancellario and Cancellieri (Italy), and Canceller and Kanzler (Germany), this is one of the great status… …
23chancellor — [11] Etymologically, a chancellor was an attendant or porter who stood at the cancellī, or ‘lattice work bar’, of a court in Roman times – hence the Latin term cancellārius. Over the centuries the cancellārius’s status rose to court secretary, in …
24chancellor */*/ — UK [ˈtʃɑːnsələ(r)] / US [ˈtʃænsələr] noun [countable] Word forms chancellor : singular chancellor plural chancellors 1) the Chancellor of the Exchequer 2) the leader of the government in some countries, for example Germany and Austria 3) a) the… …
25chancellor — [11] Etymologically, a chancellor was an attendant or porter who stood at the cancellī, or ‘lattice work bar’, of a court in Roman times – hence the Latin term cancellārius. Over the centuries the cancellārius’s status rose to court secretary, in …
26chancellor — chan|cel|lor W3 [ˈtʃa:nsələ US ˈtʃænsələr] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Old French; Origin: chancelier, from Late Latin cancellarius doorkeeper, secretary , from cancellus; CHANCEL] 1.) the Chancellor of the Exchequer 2.) a) the person who officially… …
27chancellor — noun (C) 1 the Chancellor of the Exchequer 2 a) the person who officially represents a British university on special occasions b) the person in charge of an American university 3 the chief minister of some countries: Willy Brandt the former West… …
28chancellor — This word (from the Latin cancellarius, meaning one behind the lattice, because this official sat behind a barrier) refers to an official in charge of the official business or records of an institution. The chancellor of a diocese is a senior… …
29chancellor — noun Etymology: Middle English chanceler, from Anglo French chanceler, from Late Latin cancellarius doorkeeper, secretary, from cancellus Date: 14th century 1. a. the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king b. the …
30chancellor — noun Chancellor is used after these nouns: ↑college, ↑university …
