Lord Keeper
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The Lord Keeper was a senior English and later British royal official responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal, often exercising powers similar to those of the Lord Chancellor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Keeper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8192476 — 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: Lord Keeper Context triple: [Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, officeHolderTitle, Lord Keeper]
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A.
Lord Saye
Lord Saye is a hereditary English noble title historically associated with the Fiennes family, notably held by William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele.
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B.
Lord Almoner
The Lord Almoner was a senior royal ecclesiastical official in England responsible for overseeing the distribution of alms and charitable funds on behalf of the monarch.
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C.
Lord Protector
The Lord Protector was the title held by the head of state of the republican Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland during the mid-17th century, most notably by Oliver Cromwell.
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D.
Lord Selborne
Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.
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E.
King’s Secretary
King’s Secretary was a principal royal administrative office in England responsible for managing the monarch’s correspondence and governmental paperwork before evolving into the more formal role of Secretary of State.
- 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: Lord Keeper Target entity description: The Lord Keeper was a senior English and later British royal official responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal, often exercising powers similar to those of the Lord Chancellor.
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A.
Lord Saye
Lord Saye is a hereditary English noble title historically associated with the Fiennes family, notably held by William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele.
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B.
Lord Almoner
The Lord Almoner was a senior royal ecclesiastical official in England responsible for overseeing the distribution of alms and charitable funds on behalf of the monarch.
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C.
Lord Protector
The Lord Protector was the title held by the head of state of the republican Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland during the mid-17th century, most notably by Oliver Cromwell.
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D.
Lord Selborne
Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.
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E.
King’s Secretary
King’s Secretary was a principal royal administrative office in England responsible for managing the monarch’s correspondence and governmental paperwork before evolving into the more formal role of Secretary of State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British crown office
ⓘ
English crown office ⓘ royal office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | the monarch ⓘ |
| continuedAfter | Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| couldSitIn | House of Lords ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exercisedFunctionOf |
Lord Chancellor
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
|
| existedBefore | Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| hadStyle | Right Honourable ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
custody of the Great Seal
ⓘ
use of the Great Seal ⓘ |
| hasPowerSimilarTo |
Lord Chancellor
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
|
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
ⓘ
Tudor period ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor England
early modern England ⓘ |
| isSeniorOfficeOf |
Crown
ⓘ
Royal Household ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Household of the monarch
|
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
later Great Britain ⓘ later United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalStatus | great officer of state ⓘ |
| officeType |
judicial office
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| oversaw | affixing of the Great Seal to official documents ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo |
Lord Chancellor
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord High Chancellor
|
| relatedOffice |
Lord Chancellor
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord High Chancellor
Lord Privy Seal ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
validating important state documents
ⓘ
validating letters patent ⓘ validating royal charters ⓘ |
| symbolOfAuthority |
Great Seal
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of the Realm
|
| usedSeal |
Great Seal of England
ⓘ
Great Seal of Great Britain ⓘ Great Seal of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of the Realm
|
| wasEventually | merged in practice with the office of Lord Chancellor ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | Privy Council ⓘ |
| wasOften |
a peer
ⓘ
a senior lawyer ⓘ |
| wasSometimes | a commoner elevated to high office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Keeper Description of subject: The Lord Keeper was a senior English and later British royal official responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal, often exercising powers similar to those of the Lord Chancellor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.