Chancellor of a university

the chief officer of a collegiate body. In Oxford, he is elected for life; in Cambridge, for a term of years; and his office is honorary, the chief duties of it devolving on the vice chancellor.

See also: Chancellor

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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