"Section C"
C. Ch. & ch. of Eng.),
a law
officer appointed to hold the bishop's court in his diocese, and
to assist him in matter of ecclesiastical law. --
Chancellor of a cathedral,
one of the four
chief dignitaries of the cathedrals of the old foundation, and an
officer whose duties are chiefly educational, with special
reference to the cultivation of theology. --
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
an
officer before whom, or his deputy, the court of the duchy
chamber of Lancaster is held. This is a special
jurisdiction. --
Chancellor of a
university,
the chief officer of a collegiate body.
In Oxford, he is elected for life; in Cambridge, for a term of
years; and his office is honorary, the chief duties of it
devolving on the vice chancellor. --
Chancellor of
the exchequer,
a member of the British cabinet upon
whom devolves the charge of the public income and expenditure as
the highest finance minister of the government. --
Chancellor of the order of the Garter (or other
military orders),
an officer who seals the commissions and
mandates of the chapter and assembly of the knights, keeps the
register of their proceedings, and delivers their acts under the
seal of their order. --
Lord high chancellor of
England,
the presiding judge in the court of
chancery, the highest judicial officer of the crown, and the
first lay person of the state after the blood royal.
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