Chancellor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the chief minister of state in certain parliamentary governments, as in Germany; prime minister; premier.
  2. the chief administrative officer in certain American universities.
  3. a secretary, as to a king or noble or of an embassy.
  4. the priest in charge of a Roman Catholic chancery.
  5. the title of various important judges and other high officials.
  6. (in some states of the U.S.) the judge of a court of equity or chancery.
  7. the honorary, nonresident, titular head of a university.
noun
  1. the head of the government in several European countries
  2. the president of a university or, in some colleges, the chief administrative officer
  3. the honorary head of a university
  4. (in some states) the presiding judge of a court of chancery or equity
  5. the chief secretary of an embassy
  6. a clergyman acting as the law officer of a bishop
  7. the chief secretary of a prince, nobleman, etc
Chancellor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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