Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chief chancellor; formerly— The title of an office in the Roman-German empire, held by the electoral archbishop of Mainz, who was actual chancellor of the empire.
- noun An honorary official rank held by the electoral archbishops of Cologne and Treves, the former nominally for Italy and the latter for Burgundy (Gaul and the kingdom of Arles).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.
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- noun A
chief chancellor ; anofficer in the old German empire who presided over the secretaries of the court.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Emperor spoke of it sometimes as pure child's play, suitable to amuse idlers; and I can affirm that he laughed heartily when told that the archchancellor, in his position as chief of the Grand
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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We address you the inclosed letter to make known to you our intention that you report to-morrow, the 24th instant, at the residence of our cousin the prince archchancellor of the Empire, in company with the commission appointed yesterday by the Legislative
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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This language, worthy of true Frenchmen, and which the circumstances at least required, was well pleasing to the Emperor, as is evident from the answer he made on the 29th of December to the deputation from the senate with the prince archchancellor at its head:
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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Rochefoucauld (1759-1800), cardinal in 1778, president of the clergy at the States General, emigrated after 10 August, 1792, and died in exile at Münster; Etienne Hubert de Cambacérès (1802-18) brother of the archchancellor of Napoleon, cardinal in 1803; Prince de Croy
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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University (Sapienza) he decreed that the cardinal-camerlengo should be always its archchancellor.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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This language, worthy of true Frenchmen, and which the circumstances at least required, was well pleasing to the Emperor, as is evident from the answer he made on the 29th of December to the deputation from the senate with the prince archchancellor at its head:
Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895
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The Emperor spoke of it sometimes as pure child's play, suitable to amuse idlers; and I can affirm that he laughed heartily when told that the archchancellor, in his position as chief of the Grand Orient, had presided at a Masonic banquet with no less dignity than would have comported with the presidency of the senate or of the council of state.
Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895
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We address you the inclosed letter to make known to you our intention that you report to-morrow, the 24th instant, at the residence of our cousin the prince archchancellor of the Empire, in company with the commission appointed yesterday by the Legislative Corps in compliance with our decree of the 20th instant, and which is composed of the following gentlemen: Raynouard, Lain, Galiois,
Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895
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Cambacérès, the archchancellor of the Empire, who governed France when the Emperor took the field, said to him one day,
Lectures on the French Revolution John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton 1868
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This language, worthy of true Frenchmen, and which the circumstances at least required, was well pleasing to the Emperor, as is evident from the answer he made on the 29th of December to the deputation from the senate with the prince archchancellor at its head:
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete Louis Constant Wairy 1811
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