Kanzler

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Kanzler. === Proper noun === Kanzler (plural Kanzlers) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kanzler is the 33941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Kanzler is most common among White (96.27%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kanzler”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 274. == German == === Alternative forms === Kantzler (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German kanzelære, from Old High German canzilāri (ca. 900), borrowed from Late Latin cancellārius, derived from Latin cancellus. By surface analysis, Kanzel +‎ -er, but semantically pertaining more closely to Kanzlei (itself derived from the former). Compare English chancellor. The use for a head of government developed in a monarchic context from that for a senior administrator. After WWI it was maintained in the newly created republics, particularly as the respective heads of state (Präsident) continued to have far-reaching competences. At least in Germany this is no longer the case, making the title somewhat abstract. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkan(t)sləʁ/, [ˈkant͡s.lɐ] Hyphenation: Kanz‧ler === Noun === Kanzler m (strong, genitive Kanzlers, plural Kanzler, feminine Kanzlerin) chancellor (title of a head of government) (Germany, Austria) ellipsis of Bundeskanzler (historical) ellipsis of Reichskanzler chancellor (kind of secretary) (education) head of the administration of a university (diplomacy) head of the administration of an embassy or consulate (historical) head of a chancellory; chief secretary of a bishop or ruler ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Kanzler m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Kanzlers or (with an article) Kanzler, plural Kanzlers or Kanzler) a surname ==== Alternative forms ==== Canzler, Cantzler, Kantzler === Further reading === “Kanzler” in Duden online “Kanzler”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)