vice-chan·cel·lor

vice-chan·cel·lor
/ˌvaısˈʧænslɚ, Brit ˌvaısˈʧɑːnslə/ noun, pl -lors [count]
1 : a person who has a rank just below that of a chancellor
2 : the person who runs a British university

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  • vice-chan|cel|lor — «VYS CHAN suh luhr, CHAHN », noun. 1. a person who substitutes for the regular chancellor or acts as his assistant. 2. an officer of a university, acting for the chancellor, and in fact the chief administrative officer. 3. Law. a judge in a court …   Useful english dictionary

  • vice-chan|cel|lor|ship — «VYS CHAN suh luhr shihp, CHAHN », noun. 1. the office or dignity of a vice chancellor. 2. the term of office of a vice chancellor …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|chan|cel|lor — «proh CHAN suh luhr», noun. a deputy or assistant of the vice chancellor in certain British universities …   Useful english dictionary

  • vice–chancellor — vice–chan·cel·lor / vīs chan sə lər/ n 1: an officer ranking next below a chancellor and serving as deputy 2: a judge appointed to act for or to assist a chancellor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • vice-chancellor — vice chan•cel•lor [[t]ˈvaɪsˈtʃæn sə lər, ˈtʃɑn [/t]] n. 1) a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor 2) edu the chief administrator of certain British universities Compare chancellor 7) • Etymology: 1400–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • vicechancellor — vice chancellor (vīs) n. Abbr. VC 1. A deputy or an assistant chancellor in a university. 2. A deputy to or a substitute for a head of state or an official bearing the title chancellor. 3. Law. A judge in equity courts ranking below a chancellor …   Universalium

  • Chancellor — Chan cel*lor, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F. chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which surrounded the seat of judgment. See {Chancel}.] A judicial court of chancery, which in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chancellor of a bishop — Chancellor Chan cel*lor, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F. chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which surrounded the seat of judgment. See {Chancel}.] A judicial court of chancery,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chancellor of a cathedral — Chancellor Chan cel*lor, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F. chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which surrounded the seat of judgment. See {Chancel}.] A judicial court of chancery,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chancellor of a diocese — Chancellor Chan cel*lor, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F. chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which surrounded the seat of judgment. See {Chancel}.] A judicial court of chancery,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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