CHANCELLOR

chancellor,n.1. A judge serving on a court of chancery. 2. A university president or CEO of an institution of higher education. 3. In the U.S., a judge in some courts of chancery or equity. 4.Scots law. The presiding juror. 5.Eccles. law. A law officer who presides over the bishop’s court. • The chancellor advises and assists the bishop in all matters of canon law, both juridical and administrative. — chancellorship,n. [Blacks Law 8th]