The difference between Chancellor and Mistress
When used as nouns, chancellor means a senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice, whereas mistress means a woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.
Mistress is also verb with the meaning: of a woman: to master.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chancellor and Mistress
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Chancellor as a noun:
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
Examples:
"'Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  [[Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor]]"
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Chancellor as a noun:
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
Examples:
"synonyms Reichskanzler q1=historical"
"the Austrian Chancellor'"
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Chancellor as a noun (Christianity):
A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
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Chancellor as a noun (education):
The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
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Chancellor as a noun (Britain):
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Chancellor as a noun (Scotland):
The foreman of a jury.
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Chancellor as a noun (US, law):
The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
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Mistress as a noun:
A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.
Examples:
"synonyms: boss q1=applicable to either sex head q2=applicable to either sex leader q3=applicable to either sex"
"ant master"
"She was the mistress of the estate-mansion, and owned the horses."
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Mistress as a noun:
A female teacher.
Examples:
"synonyms: schoolmarm"
"ant master"
"games mistress'"
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Mistress as a noun:
The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
Examples:
"synonyms: bit on the side q1=applicable to either sex fancy woman comaré goomah Thesaurus:mistress"
"ant cicisbeo fancy man"
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Mistress as a noun:
A dominatrix.
Examples:
"ant master"
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Mistress as a noun:
A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.
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Mistress as a noun:
A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.
Examples:
"rfquotek Clarendon"
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Mistress as a noun (Scotland):
A married woman; a wife.
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Mistress as a noun (obsolete):
The jack in the game of bowls.
Examples:
"rfquotek Beaumont and Fletcher"
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Mistress as a noun:
A female companion to a master
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Mistress as a noun:
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Mistress as a noun:
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Mistress as a verb (transitive, rare):
Of a woman: to master; to learn or develop to a high degree of proficiency.
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Mistress as a verb (intransitive):
To act or take the role of a mistress.