Lord Chancellor

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Lord Chancellor

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noun Lord Chancellors · Lords Chancellor

  1. UK The holder of an office in the government of the United Kingdom, held by a Cabinet minister with responsibility for the efficient functioning and independence of the judicial courts. The Lord Chancellors of Scotland is a work that could not be produced without the aid of scientific research. The origin of the office is involved in great obscurity, and it has never been finally determined who the first and second Chancellors were. We are indebted to that eminent antiquarian, Mr C

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noun minister responsible for courts

中文大法官 dàfǎguān
Русскийлорд-ка́нцлер lord-káncler

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@misc{lord_chancellor_2026,
  title = {Lord Chancellor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lord%20chancellor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}