chancellorship

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noun

The status of being a chancellor.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English chancellor →
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Meanings

nounchancellorship (plural chancellorships)

plural chancellorships

  1. The status of being a chancellor.

Origin

  1. Englishchancellor
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishchancellorship

From chancellor + -ship.

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Translations

Dutch kanselierschap
  • kanselierschapstatus of being a chancellor
French cancellariat
  • cancellariatstatus of being a chancellor
German Kanzlerschaft
  • Kanzlerschaftstatus of being a chancellor
Greek καγκελαρία
  • καγκελαρία (kagkelaría)status of being a chancellor
Irish seansailéireacht
  • seansailéireachtstatus of being a chancellor
Italian cancellierato
  • cancellieratostatus of being a chancellor
Swahili ukansela
  • ukanselastatus of being a chancellor
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APA

chancellorship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chancellorship

MLA

“chancellorship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chancellorship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chancellorship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chancellorship.

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