English Explanatory Dictionary

vice-chancellor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An official holding a rank immediately below that of chancellor.
  2. The chief executive of a university, college or similar facility where the chancellor is a largely ceremonial role.
  3. A lower judge of chancery.
  4. In Roman Catholicism, the cardinal whose duty it is to draft and dispatch papal bulls and briefs.

Word forms

vice-chancellor vice-chancellors vice chancellor vichaunceller

Etymology

From vice- + chancellor.

Derived words

pro-vice-chancellor

Translations

Bengali: উপাচার্য Bengali: ভিসি French: vice-chancelier German: Vizekanzler Greek: αντικαγκελάριος Hindi: कुलपति Hindi: उपकुलपति Hungarian: alkancellár Irish: leas-seansailéir Polish: wicekanclerz Spanish: vicecanciller Swahili: makamu wa kansela Tamil: துணைவேந்தர் Telugu: కులపతి
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