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chancellor
  1. A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction.
  2. Head of a chancery.
  3. An important notary; a person in charge of some area of government, often justice or finance.
  4. The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
  5. The head of parliamentary government in some German speaking countries.
  6. A record keeper for a diocese or equivalent religious area.
  7. (Scotland) Foreman of a jury.
  8. (Britain) Chancellor of the Exchequer.
  9. Synonyms:
  10. Examples:
    1. “The chancellor of the university made a revolutionary decision to expand the research department and promote technological advancements.”
      “The wealthy would rather spend their money on a good tax accountant than give it to the chancellor.”
      “Theobald was a brother of Hubert Walter, the future archbishop of Canterbury and justiciar and chancellor of England.”
chancery
  1. In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.
  2. In the United States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
  3. The type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy.
  4. The type of building that houses the offices and administration of a diocese; the offices of a diocese.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The chancery received petitions, examined the qualifications of candidates for benefices, and had official custody of the records of the curia.”
chancellery
  1. the rank or office of a chancellor
  2. The building in which such an office is situated
  3. Examples:
    1. “He was appointed special investigator by the chancellery of the present Social Democratic chancellor.”
      “He moved into a small service flat in the chancellery for 570 euros a month.”
      “Apparently, there is agreement in the German chancellery and foreign ministry on this point.”
chancelloress
  1. (rare) A female chancellor.
  2. (rare) The wife of an chancellor.
chancellourship
  1. Obsolete form of chancellorship.
chancellory
  1. Alternative spelling of chancellery
  2. Examples:
    1. “The hall of the chancellory had been transformed into a cloakroom and there the crowd was thickest.”
      “Bismarck's successor in the chancellory, Count Caprivi, set matters in their true light in a speech in the Reichstag shortly after the publication of Bismarck's Reminiscences.”
chancelry
  1. Alternative form of chancellery
chancellorship
  1. The status of being a chancellor.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Despite the criticisms voiced here and elsewhere, there is little doubt that his chancellorship so far has on balance been remarkably successful.”
      “Prior to his chancellorship, he worked at the school for 10 years as dean, a job his professional and academic credentials helped him snag.”
      “Other possible allies include the Netherlands, and possibly Germany, if the centre-right Angela Merkel wins the chancellorship in a general election this autumn.”
chanceler
  1. Obsolete form of chancellor.
chancelor
  1. Obsolete form of chancellor.
chanceller
  1. Obsolete form of chancellor.
chancelour
  1. Obsolete form of chancellor.
chancellour
  1. Archaic form of chancellor.
chancellourships
  1. plural of chancellourship
chancellorships
  1. plural of chancellorship
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A proof of this is that he has turned down umpteen offers of vice chancellorships.”
chancellours
  1. plural of chancellour
chancelleries
  1. plural of chancellery
  2. Examples:
    1. “Special attention was given to large, complicated scripts used in chancelleries to discourage imitation or forgeries of important documents.”
      “Debate took place within and between agencies, departments, armies, and diplomatic chancelleries.”
      “After all, that cause was never as popular in the chancelleries of Europe and the campuses of America as it became after the first round of suicide bombings.”
chancellories
  1. plural of chancellory
chancellers
  1. plural of chanceller
chancellors
  1. plural of chancellor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He spent 30 years as an adviser to the Treasury, working closely with nine chancellors.”
      “Tonight's ceremony will be attended by the chancellors of the universities, the Mayor of Salford and the Lord Mayor of Manchester.”
      “Guests at the graduation ceremony included Lord Taylor of Blackburn, the Mayor and Mayoress of Blackburn and University chancellors.”
chancelours
  1. plural of chancelour
chancelers
  1. plural of chanceler
chancelors
  1. plural of chancelor
chancelries
  1. plural of chancelry
chanceries
  1. plural of chancery
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I cannot effect the decisions that are made in Rome or in the chanceries of the US bishops too terribly much.”
      “Wax seals were being used on a fairly regular basis by most western royal chanceries by about the end of the 10th century.”
      “The embassy is situated in a compound that is home to the ambassador's residence and the old and new chanceries.”
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