Lord High Chancellor

Lord High Chancellor
The presiding officer of the House of Lords in Great Britain. Historically, the highest judicial officer in the kingdom, in rank superior to every temporal lord, created by the mere delivery to his custody of the king's great seal, a privy counsellor and prolocutor of the house of lords by prescription. He had the appointment of all justices of the peace, was keeper of the king's conscience, visitor in the king's right of all hospitals and colleges, the general guardian of all infants, idiots, and lunatics, and supreme judge of the court of chancery. See 3 Bl Comm 47.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Lord (High) Chancellor — or Lord Chancellor n. the privy councilor in Great Britain who presides over the House of Lords and is head of the judiciary * * * …   Universalium

  • Lord (High) Chancellor — or Lord Chancellor n. the privy councilor in Great Britain who presides over the House of Lords and is head of the judiciary …   English World dictionary

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  • Lord High Chancellor — noun the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords • Syn: ↑Lord Chancellor • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lord high chancellor of England — Chancellor Chan cel*lor, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F. chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which surrounded the seat of judgment. See {Chancel}.] A judicial court of chancery,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lord High Chancellor of Sweden — The Lord High Chancellor (Swedish: rikskansler, literally Chancellor of the Realm or Imperial Chancellor) was a prominent and influential office in Sweden, from 1561 until 1680, excluding periods when the office was out of use. The office holder… …   Wikipedia

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  • lord high chancellor — See chancellor …   Black's law dictionary

  • lord high chancellor — See chancellor …   Black's law dictionary

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