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Chancellor
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
One who has judicial authority, literally, a “lord of judgement;” a title given to the Persian governor of Samaria (Ezra 4:8, 9, 17).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
CHAN'CELLOR . The word occurs in Ezr 4:8, 2 Sam 21:17 as the translation, of the Hebrew lord of counsel - i.e. counsellor, royal prefect - the office held by Rehum, who was the Persian governor in Samaria at the time.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
CHAN'CELLOR . The word occurs in Ezr 4:8, 2 Sam 21:17 as the translation, of the Hebrew lord of counsel - i.e. counsellor, royal prefect - the office held by Rehum, who was the Persian governor in Samaria at the time.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction.