单词	lord chancellor
释义	lord chancellor noun plural lords chancellor : a British officer of state who presides over the House of Lords in both its legislative and judicial capacities, serves as the head of the British judiciary, and is usually a leading member of the cabinet Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web More, a counselor to Henry VIII, and lord chancellor for three years from 1529, had refused to recognize the new Church of England or Henry as its leader. John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 His highest-ranking advisor was the lord chancellor. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 Steve Gunderson is amusingly bored as Sebastian, the corrupt lord chancellor. San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2022 Britain's new justice secretary and lord chancellor, David Gauke, leaves Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street residence on Monday. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2018 There's a famous exchange in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons between Thomas More, who is Henry VIII's lord chancellor, and William Roper, his son-in-law to be. Michael Miner, Chicago Reader, 11 Jan. 2018 The depiction of Mary was found under a painting of John Maitland, a nobleman who became lord chancellor of Scotland. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 31 Oct. 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition Lord Chancellor noun : an official in the British judicial system whose duties include heading the Chancery Division and presiding over the Supreme Court of Judicature and the House of Lords in its judicial capacity
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