Meanings
nounarchchancellor (plural archchancellors)
plural archchancellors
- Medievalin Germany, an officer in the Holy Roman Empire who presided over the secretaries of the court
Origin
From arch- + chancellor. Compare German Erzkanzler, Medieval Latin archicancellārius.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan arxicanceller
- arxicancellerchief chancellor
Dutch aartskanselier
- aartskanselierchief chancellor
French archichancelier
- archichancelierchief chancellor
German Erzkanzler
- Erzkanzlerchief chancellor
Greek αρχικαγκελλάριος, αρχικαγκελάριος
- αρχικαγκελλάριος (archikagkellários)chief chancellor
- αρχικαγκελάριος (archikagkelários)chief chancellor
Latin archicancellārius
- archicancellāriuschief chancellor
Polish arcykanclerz
- arcykanclerzchief chancellor
Portuguese arquichanceler
- arquichancelerchief chancellor
Russian эрцканцлер
- эрцканцлер (erckancler)chief chancellor
Spanish archicanciller
- archicancillerchief chancellor
Cite this entry
APA
archchancellor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archchancellor
MLA
“archchancellor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archchancellor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archchancellor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archchancellor.
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