noun
Meaning 1
The status of being a chancellor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chancellorship
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noun
Meaning 2
the office of chancellor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English chancellor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English chancellorship From chancellor + -ship.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: kanselierschap — status of being a chancellor
- French: cancellariat — status of being a chancellor
- German: Kanzlerschaft — status of being a chancellor
- Greek: καγκελαρία (kagkelaría) — status of being a chancellor
- Irish: seansailéireacht — status of being a chancellor
- Italian: cancellierato — status of being a chancellor
- Manx: ard-screeudeyrys — status of being a chancellor
- Swahili: ukansela — status of being a chancellor
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