释义
n.
a senior state or legal official
大臣;司法官。
(Chancellor)short for CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
<Bold>CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER</Bold>的简称。
(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)。
chiefly Brit. the non-resident honorary head of a university
〈主英〉 大学名誉校长。
US the president or chief administrative officer of a university
〈美〉 大学校长;大学行政长官。
a bishop's law officer
主教的法律干事。
US the presiding judge of a chancery court
〈美〉 衡平法院首席法官。
(in the UK)an officer of an order of knighthood who seals commissions
(英国)骑士团委任状批准官。
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'."