Meanings
adjectivecancellarial (not comparable)
- not comparablerarePertaining to a chancellor.
He made an excellent Chancellor; and no one could have looked better in the Cancellarial robes.
1889, Sir William Fraser, Words on Wellington, John C. Nimmo, page 1761 more example
He was active too in other cancellarial duties, figuring prominently in the drive against Lollardy of 1511–12.
2003, Richard Rex, The Theology of John Fisher, Cambridge University Press, page 24Synonyms: cancellarian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to a chancellor.
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Origin
From Latin cancellarius + -al.
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Rhymes with cancellarial
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