Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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(1), and owned land there.

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