[chan.cel.lor] n [ME chanceler, fr. OF chancelier, fr. LL cancellarius doorkeeper, secretary, fr. cancellus] (14c) 1 a: the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king b: the lord chancellor of Great Britain c Brit: the chief secretary of an embassy d: a Roman Catholic priest heading the office in which diocesan business is transacted and recorded
2. a: the titular head of a British university b (1): a university president (2): the chief executive officer in some state systems of higher education 3 a: a lay legal officer or adviser of an Anglican diocese b: a judge in a court of chancery or equity in various states of the U.S.
4: the chief minister of state in some European countries -- chan.cel.lor.ship n