单词 | chancellor |
释义 | chancellor /chan"seuh leuhr, -sleuhr, chahn"-/, n. 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. Brit. the honorary, nonresident, titular head of a university. Cf. vice-chancellor. [bef. 1100; ME chanceler < AF < LL cancellarius doorkeeper, lit., man at the barrier (see CHANCEL, -ER2); r. ME canceler, OE << LL, as above] |
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