<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The chief minister of state in certain parliamentary governments, as in Germany; prime minister; premier.</li><li>The chief administrative officer in certain American universities.</li><li>A secretary, as to a king or noble or of an embassy.</li><li>The priest in charge of a Roman Catholic chancery.</li><li>The title of various important judges and other high officials.</li><li>(In some states of the U.S.) The judge of a court of equity or chancery.</li><li>British: The honorary, nonresident, titular head of a university.</li></ul>