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)

1. chancellor
2. (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.