LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cancellārius1

cancellārius m (genitive cancellāriī or cancellārī)
Classical[kaŋ.kɛlˈlaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kan̠ʲ.t͡ʃelˈlaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. A kind of porter, doorkeeper.
  2. A secretary.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecancellāriuscancellāriī
genitivecancellāriī
cancellārī		cancellāriōrum
dativecancellāriōcancellāriīs
accusativecancellāriumcancellāriōs
ablativecancellāriōcancellāriīs
vocativecancellāriecancellāriī

cancellārĭus, ii, m. cancelli; Engl. chancellor (late Lat.).
I. A kind of porter, door-keeper, Vop. Carin. 16.—
II. A secretary, Cassiod. Var. 11, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin cancellārius From cancellus (“a door of bars”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Catalancanceller
  • Italiancancelliere
  • GermanKanzler
  • GermanKanzlei
  • Frenchchancelierfrom Old French chancelier
  • Portuguesechancelerfrom Old French chancelier
  • Englishchancellorfrom Old French chancelier
  • Spanishcancillerfrom Old French chancelier
  • Romaniancancelar
  • Spanishcancelario

In English words that came into English from cancellārius

  • chancellorcancellārius
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cancellārius2
cancellārius (feminine cancellāria, neuter cancellārium)
Classical[kaŋ.kɛlˈlaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kan̠ʲ.t͡ʃelˈlaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveimprisoned (living or kept behind bars)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecancellāriuscancellāriacancellārium
genitivecancellāriīcancellāriaecancellāriī
dativecancellāriōcancellāriaecancellāriō
accusativecancellāriumcancellāriamcancellārium
ablativecancellāriōcancellāriācancellāriō
vocativecancellāriecancellāriacancellārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecancellāriīcancellāriaecancellāria
genitivecancellāriōrumcancellāriārumcancellāriōrum
dativecancellāriīscancellāriīscancellāriīs
accusativecancellāriōscancellāriāscancellāria
ablativecancellāriīscancellāriīscancellāriīs
vocativecancellāriīcancellāriaecancellāria

cancellārĭus, a, um, adj. cancelli,
I. living or kept behind bars: turdus, Schol. Pers. 6, 24.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin cancellārius From cancellus (“a door of bars”) + -ārius.

In English words that came into English from cancellārius

  • chancellerycancellaria

Quick answers

What does cancellārius mean in Latin?
cancellārius, a noun, means “A kind of porter, doorkeeper.; A secretary.”.
What is the genitive of cancellārius?
The genitive singular is cancellāriī. cancellārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cancellārius?
In classical Latin, [kaŋ.kɛlˈlaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kan̠ʲ.t͡ʃelˈlaː.ri.us].