canciḍḍeri

• canziḍḍeri, canzilleri (non-palatalized variant, obsolete)
• cancilleri, cancillieri (diphthongized)

By surface analysis, canceḍḍu +‎ -eri. Or from an earlier *kanzilleri, derived from a iotic metathesis of Late Latin cancellārius (“gatekeeper”), ultimately from cancellus +‎ -arius. Cognate with Catalan canceller, German Kanzler, Italian cancelliere, Portuguese chanceler, Spanish canciller, English chancellor.

• IPA^(key): /kan.t͡ʃiˈɖɖɛ.ɾi/, [kan.t͡ʃɪˈɖɖɛ.ɾɪ], [-ɪlˈl(j)ɛ.ɾɪ], [kan.t͡sɪ-]
• Hyphenation: can‧ci‧ḍḍè‧ri

canciḍḍeri m (plural canciḍḍera)

1. (historical) A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
2. (law, judiciary) A chancellor, a civil servant assisting a judge or a court
3. The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.

   U canciḍḍeri austrìacu.

   The Austrian Chancellor

• (feminine): canciḍḍera
• (gatekeeper or secretary): sicritaru
• (head of government in some German-speaking countries): prisidenti, primu ministru, capu dû guvernu