🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

canciller

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kanθiˈljeɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chancellor/ˈtʃɑːn.səl.ər/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El canciller alemán viajó a Madrid para reunirse con el presidente."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The head of government in some European countries, notably Germany and Austria.

    "The German chancellor addressed the parliament regarding the new economic policies."
  2. 2

    A titular head of a university or a senior government minister in certain legal and financial jurisdictions.

    "The university chancellor conferred degrees upon the graduating class."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word cancellarius, meaning a doorkeeper or legal official stationed at the lattice (cancelli) of a law court. It passed into Old French as chancelier before entering Middle English around the 13th century, initially denoting a secretary or royal scribe and later evolving into a title for high-ranking state and academic officers.

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