Canceler

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Canceler (Lǣden: cancellarius), ambihtlic tītul gebrocen fram mǣste þāra lēoda, þe hæfdon land and laga þe ofcwōmon of þǣm Rōmāniscum Rīce. Aht different tīmas and on different rīcūm hit hæfde stood and stands for mægen various duties, and hafaþ been, and is, borne by officers of various degrees of dignity. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice- ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the audience. A Chancellor's office is called a chancellery or chancery.


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