Lord Chancellor (law) and thus(1) (iou)

Lord Chancellor (law)

The cabinet minister who acts as speaker of the House of Lords and oversees the hearings of the Law Lords. Additional responsibilities include supervising the procedure of Courts Other than Magistrates or Coroners Courts and selection of judges, magistrates, queens counsel and members of tribunals

thus(1) (iou)

thus adverb. Now chiefly literary or formal.
[Old English Tus = Old Saxon Tus, Middle & mod. Dutch dus, of unkn. origin.]
a. In this way; as indicated; in the manner now being indicated or exemplified; as follows. OE.
J. G. Lockhart On the 13th he wrote thus to Captain Ferguson. C. Bront? When I have..kissed her, as thus. V. Woolf If they eat thus in their exile, how must they eat at Home? J. Conrad Having been thus distinguished I could do no less than follow her with my eyes. N. Marsh Thus it was that Hal Cartell was thrown in the widow's path.
b. With ellipsis: thus says, thus said. arch. & poet. M16.
Milton To whom thus Michael: Justly thou abhorr'st.
To this extent, number, or degree; so. OE.
E. A. Freeman The legend..has thus much of foundation. S. Kauffmann The little that the social scientists knew thus far.
Accordingly; consequently; therefore. OE.
F. Swinnerton She thus heard at once of Anna's exploit. New Internationalist Tests can..diagnose disorders in fetuses thus enabling early treatment.
Phrases: thus and so dial. & US (a) = SO-AND-SO adjective 1; (b) = SO-AND-SO adverb 1. thus and thus exactly in this way, just so.
thusly adverb (colloq.) thus M19.
thusness noun (joc. & colloq.) the state of being thus M19.
thuswise adverb in this way, thus ME.

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