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the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster] BrE NAmE a British Cabinet minister who has almost no official duties, and so is free to work on any special jobs chosen by the ↑Prime Minister. The title remains from the 15th century, when the royal family came from ↑Lancashire, and owned land there.