LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords

Synonyms:

Lord Chancellor; Lord High Chancellor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Lord High Chancellor" is a kind of...):

cabinet minister (a person who is a member of the cabinet)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)