The difference between Chancellor and Rector
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 rector means in the anglican church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chancellor and Rector
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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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Rector as a noun:
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
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Rector as a noun:
In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
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Rector as a noun (Eastern Orthodoxy, uncommon):
A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
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Rector as a noun:
A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.