canghellor
Welsh
Alternative forms
- cynghellor
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kyghellawr, from Late Latin cancellārius, from Latin cancellus. Cognate with English chancellor and German Kanzler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaŋˈhɛɬɔr/
Noun
canghellor m (plural cangellorion or cangelloriaid)
- chancellor
- (historical) a royal officer of medieval Wales appointed to oversee certain of the king's demesne holdings and taeogs
Derived terms
- Canghellor y Trysorlys (“Chancellor of the Exchequer”)
- is-ganghellor
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| canghellor | ganghellor | nghanghellor | changhellor |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “canghellor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.