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      chancellor
      noun
      The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
      A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
      (education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
      (Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
      (US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
      (Scots law) The foreman of a jury.
      (chess) 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.
      A surname.
      A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada, named after the Chancellor of Germany by settlers.
      A place in the United States:
      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.
      (UK politics) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer. [The official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury.]
      (UK) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer. [The official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury.]
      Roots
      cancellichancel- · Latin · lattice, crossbars
      Synonyms for chancellor
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