(the) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- (the) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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a British
Cabinet minister who has almost no official duties, and so is free to work on any special jobs chosen by the ↑
Prime Minister. The title remains from the 15th century, when the royal family came from ↑
Lancashire,
and owned land there.
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