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Vice-chancellar(e, -air, -o(u)r, -chancelar, n. Also: vieass-chancellar, wisce-chanceler. [Late ME and e.m.E. vichaunceller (1432-50), vichauncelloure (1530), vice-chauncelour (a1540), vice-chancellor (1629); Vice- prefix and Chancel(l)ar n., Chancel(l)er n., Chancel(l)our n.] a. One acting in place of the Chancellar (Chancel(l)ar n. 3) in a diocese. b. One next in rank to the Chancellar (Chancel(l)ar n. 1) in parliament. c. One next in rank to the Chancellor of a university.a. 1498 Reg. Privy S. I 22/2.
A letter to the pape and ane to the vice-chancellare for the erection of the abbacy of Colmkyll in the bischoppis sete of the Ilis quhil his principall kirk in the Ile of Man be recoverit fra Inglismenb. 1587 Reg. Privy C. IV 167.
Schir Johnne Maitland of Thirlstane, knycht, his majesteis secretare and vice-chancellair 1612 Misc. Maitl. C. III 113.
Ane missiue to my lord chancelar to be gevin to the archiebischop of Sanctandrois appoynting him to be vicechancelar in the parlement c1615 Chron. Kings 139.
The secretar … wes maid vieass chancellar 1657 Balfour Ann. I 61.
Mr. Robert Stutweill the wisce-chanceler, the deput of Richard, bischope of Dunkelden, lord chanceler of Scotlandc. 1650 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 318.
George Lokhart commissar of Glasgow rector, Mr. R. Ramsay dean of facultie, Mr. Zachary Boyd vicechancellour c1653 Baillie in Boyd Zion's Fl. Introd. 53.
The vice-chancellar was dead 1717 Comm. Univ. II (Glasg.) App. 273.
The members of the university following, viz. the chancellor, and in his absence, the vice-chancellor; the rector, and in his absence, the vice-rector; the principal, dean of faculty, or occasional dean [etc.]