Crown Office signet
E1020798
The Crown Office signet is a historic royal seal used in the formal authentication of official documents issued in the name of the British monarch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crown Office signet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13068369 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crown Office signet Context triple: [Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet, associatedWithMonarchy, Crown Office signet]
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A.
Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.
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B.
Great Seal of England
The Great Seal of England was the principal emblem used to authenticate official documents and acts of the English monarch, symbolizing the sovereign’s authority and the legitimacy of royal governance.
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C.
Great Seal of the Order of the Garter
The Great Seal of the Order of the Garter is the principal ceremonial seal used to authenticate formal documents and acts of England’s highest order of chivalry.
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D.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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E.
Lord Mayor’s mace
The Lord Mayor’s mace is an ornate ceremonial staff representing the authority and civic dignity of the Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crown Office signet Target entity description: The Crown Office signet is a historic royal seal used in the formal authentication of official documents issued in the name of the British monarch.
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A.
Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.
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B.
Great Seal of England
The Great Seal of England was the principal emblem used to authenticate official documents and acts of the English monarch, symbolizing the sovereign’s authority and the legitimacy of royal governance.
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C.
Great Seal of the Order of the Garter
The Great Seal of the Order of the Garter is the principal ceremonial seal used to authenticate formal documents and acts of England’s highest order of chivalry.
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D.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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E.
Lord Mayor’s mace
The Lord Mayor’s mace is an ornate ceremonial staff representing the authority and civic dignity of the Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
official seal
ⓘ
royal seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Royal Household
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Household of the monarch
UK government ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice | Crown Office ⓘ |
| continuity | still used in modern constitutional practice ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingLawOrPractice | United Kingdom constitutional practice ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityFrom | British monarch ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | historic royal seal of the British monarchy ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus |
instrument of royal authority
ⓘ
symbol of the Crown’s authentication ⓘ |
| hasUserRole | Clerk of the Crown in Chancery ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | English ⓘ |
| partOf | system of royal seals in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Seal of the Realm
ⓘ
Privy Seal ⓘ Signet ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Crown
ⓘ
royal assent to documents ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
Crown Office ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authentication of official documents
ⓘ
formal authentication of documents issued in the monarch’s name ⓘ sealing of royal documents ⓘ |
| usedOnDocumentType |
commissions
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letters patent ⓘ other formal instruments issued in the monarch’s name ⓘ royal warrants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crown Office signet Description of subject: The Crown Office signet is a historic royal seal used in the formal authentication of official documents issued in the name of the British monarch.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.