chancellor
/ˈtʃɑːnslə/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
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