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secret chancellor

noun

Etymology

Calque of Hungarian titkos kancellár, itself from Medieval Latin sēcrētus cancellārius. Compare English privy.

  1. derived from sēcrētus cancellārius

Definitions

  1. In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, originally the chief priest of the royal chapel, who…

    In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, originally the chief priest of the royal chapel, who bore the title of count (ispán); later the head of a separate chancellery concerned with foreign diplomacy.

    • The ruler would more and more often entrust the secret chancellor with diplomatic missions abroad.
    • He first tried to establish one at Óbuda in 1395 under the direction of his secret chancellor, the provost, Luke Szántói.
    • Vetesi was the king’s experienced diplomat, as well as former secret chancellor.

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