Noun
the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords
Source: WordNetFrom 1612, when Oxenstierna was appointed Lord High Chancellor, until 1632, when King Gustavus Adolphus died, the two men struck a long and successful partnership. Source: Internet
He regularly received the highest praise for his work from the king and there was almost no area in which King Gustavus did not consult his Lord High Chancellor Oxenstierna. Source: Internet