Chancellor is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the cancelli of a basilica, which separated the judge and counsel from the audience. A chancellor's office is called a chancellery or chancery. The word is now used in the titles of many various officers in various settings. Nowadays, the term is most often used to describe:The head of the government A person in charge of foreign affairs A person with duties related to justice A person in charge of financial and economic issues The head of a university