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- DictionaryChan·cel·lor/ˈCHans(ə)lər/
noun
- 1. a senior state or legal official: "the Lord chancellor and the judges will consider the application"
noun
Executive position in a government
Chancellor is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separated the judge and counsel from the audience. A chancellor's office is called a chancellery or chancery. The word is now used in the titles of many various officers... Wikipedia