canghellor
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh kyghellawr, from Late Latin cancellārius, from Latin cancellus. Cognate with English chancellor and German Kanzler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- Canghellor y Trysorlys (“Chancellor of the Exchequer”)
- is-ganghellor
Mutation edit
| 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 edit
- 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.