chancellor
/ˈtʃɑːnsələ(r)/noun
1- a senior state or legal official大臣; 司法官。
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Chancellor
the head of the government in some European countries, such as Germany(德国等一些欧洲国家的)总理(或首相)。
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- chiefly Brit. the non-resident honorary head of a university〈主英〉大学名誉校长。
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- US the president or chief administrative officer of a university〈美〉大学校长; 大学行政长官。
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- a bishop's law officer主教的法律干事。
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- US the presiding judge of a chancery court〈美〉衡平法院首席法官。
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- (in the UK) an officer of an order of knighthood who seals commissions(英国)骑士团委任状批准官。
派生词
chancellorship
noun词源
late Old English from Old French cancelier, from late Latin cancellarius porter, secretary' (originally a court official stationed at the grating separating public from judges), from cancelli crossbars'.