King’s Remembrancer
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The King’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial office in the United Kingdom responsible for certain ancient legal and financial duties, including traditional ceremonies such as the Trial of the Pyx.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King’s Remembrancer canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7194355 — 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: King’s Remembrancer Context triple: [Queen’s Remembrancer, titleVariesWithMonarch, King’s Remembrancer]
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A.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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B.
Household of the King
The Household of the King is the branch of the Swedish Royal Court responsible for supporting the monarch’s official duties, ceremonies, and daily functions.
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C.
King in Council
King in Council is the formal constitutional body in certain monarchies, notably Norway, where the monarch meets with the government to make official state decisions.
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D.
The King’s Bodyguard for Scotland
The King’s Bodyguard for Scotland is a ceremonial unit of archers that serves as the sovereign’s official bodyguard in Scotland, particularly on state and royal occasions.
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E.
Book of Kings
The Book of Kings (Pararaton) is a Javanese historical chronicle that narrates the legendary origins and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.
- 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: King’s Remembrancer Target entity description: The King’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial office in the United Kingdom responsible for certain ancient legal and financial duties, including traditional ceremonies such as the Trial of the Pyx.
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A.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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B.
Household of the King
The Household of the King is the branch of the Swedish Royal Court responsible for supporting the monarch’s official duties, ceremonies, and daily functions.
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C.
King in Council
King in Council is the formal constitutional body in certain monarchies, notably Norway, where the monarch meets with the government to make official state decisions.
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D.
The King’s Bodyguard for Scotland
The King’s Bodyguard for Scotland is a ceremonial unit of archers that serves as the sovereign’s official bodyguard in Scotland, particularly on state and royal occasions.
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E.
Book of Kings
The Book of Kings (Pararaton) is a Javanese historical chronicle that narrates the legendary origins and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial office
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ legal office in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Crown revenue matters
ⓘ
ancient feudal tenures ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Mint
ⓘ
Trial of the Pyx jury ⓘ
linked to:
Trial of the Pyx
|
| ceremony |
Quit Rents ceremony
ⓘ
Swan Upping-related legal formalities ⓘ Trial of the Pyx ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| duty |
administering some historic feudal obligations
ⓘ
conducting the Trial of the Pyx ⓘ custody of certain ancient legal records ⓘ overseeing certain Crown debts and recognizances ⓘ presiding over certain revenue-related ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasGenderedForm |
King’s Remembrancer
ⓘ
Queen’s Remembrancer ⓘ
linked to:
The Queen’s Remembrancer
|
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ Modern era ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| inception |
12th century
ⓘ
c. 1154 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Royal Courts of Justice ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Senior Master of the King’s Bench Division ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the oldest judicial office in continual existence in England
ⓘ
linking modern courts with historic royal revenue practices ⓘ preserving medieval Exchequer traditions ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Senior Master of the King’s Bench Division of the High Court ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Senior Master of the King’s Bench Division ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
chief officer of the Exchequer
ⓘ
recording debts owed to the Crown ⓘ supervising collection of royal revenue ⓘ |
| partOf |
Exchequer of Pleas
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Exchequer
Senior Courts of England and Wales ⓘ |
| replacedByForm |
Queen’s Remembrancer
ⓘ
linked to:
The Queen’s Remembrancer
|
| subordinateTo |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
ⓘ
Senior judiciary of England and Wales ⓘ
linked to:
judiciary of England and Wales
|
| usedDuringReignOf |
a king of England
ⓘ
a king of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: King’s Remembrancer Description of subject: The King’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial office in the United Kingdom responsible for certain ancient legal and financial duties, including traditional ceremonies such as the Trial of the Pyx.
Referenced by (3)
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