HOW TO PRONOUNCE
chancellor
/ˈt͡ʃænsələ/
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What does chancellor mean?
noun
- A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
- Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
More meanings (11)
noun
- 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.
- The foreman of a jury.
- The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
- A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.
- An honorific for the head of state in various German-speaking states.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada, named after the Chancellor of Germany by settlers.
- An unincorporated community in Geneva County, Alabama.
- A town in Turner County, South Dakota, named for Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.
- An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʃænsələ/
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The Chancellor, of course, did not understand the difficulties which lay in the way of following his loyal and excellent advice.
Let the Chancellor Cini be pleased to see if in this present work be contained aught that may withstand the printing.
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Of course you will understand that, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, I am bound to see that due economy is observed.
He communicated accordingly his doubts and anxieties to the Swedish chancellor, who equally distrusted the views of Wallenstein, and disliked his plans.
My Lord Chancellor, too, is said to be willing to devote himself in the same manner for the good of his country.