Lord Privy Seal
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The Lord Privy Seal is a senior ministerial office in the British government, historically responsible for the monarch’s privy seal but now largely a sinecure often combined with other cabinet duties.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91224 — 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 Privy Seal Context triple: [William Pitt the Elder, positionHeld, Lord Privy Seal]
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A.
First Lord of the Treasury
The First Lord of the Treasury is a senior British government office that has historically evolved into and is now typically held by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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B.
Usher of the Black Rod
The Usher of the Black Rod is a senior ceremonial officer in the United Kingdom responsible for maintaining order and performing formal duties in the House of Lords and at state occasions.
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C.
Home Secretary
The Home Secretary is a senior UK government minister responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, including policing, national security, immigration, and citizenship.
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D.
First Lord of the Admiralty
The First Lord of the Admiralty was the British Cabinet minister historically responsible for overseeing the Royal Navy and naval policy before the role was absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.
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E.
Secretary of State for Justice
The Secretary of State for Justice is a senior UK government minister responsible for overseeing the justice system, including courts, prisons, and legal policy.
- 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 Privy Seal Target entity description: The Lord Privy Seal is a senior ministerial office in the British government, historically responsible for the monarch’s privy seal but now largely a sinecure often combined with other cabinet duties.
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A.
First Lord of the Treasury
The First Lord of the Treasury is a senior British government office that has historically evolved into and is now typically held by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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B.
Usher of the Black Rod
The Usher of the Black Rod is a senior ceremonial officer in the United Kingdom responsible for maintaining order and performing formal duties in the House of Lords and at state occasions.
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C.
Home Secretary
The Home Secretary is a senior UK government minister responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, including policing, national security, immigration, and citizenship.
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D.
First Lord of the Admiralty
The First Lord of the Admiralty was the British Cabinet minister historically responsible for overseeing the Royal Navy and naval policy before the role was absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.
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E.
Secretary of State for Justice
The Secretary of State for Justice is a senior UK government minister responsible for overseeing the justice system, including courts, prisons, and legal policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
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government office ⓘ ministerial office ⓘ |
| advisedBy |
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
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surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
can be used to give cabinet rank to a minister without a departmental portfolio
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no specific departmental responsibilities in the modern era ⓘ often held concurrently with Leader of the House of Lords ⓘ sometimes held concurrently with Leader of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| hasCurrentRole |
largely sinecure cabinet office
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often combined with other ministerial duties ⓘ |
| hasDuty | custody of the monarch’s privy seal ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction |
authentication of royal documents with the privy seal
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management of the privy seal ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | officer responsible for the privy seal of the sovereign ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
great office of state (historically classified)
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senior ministerial office ⓘ |
| hasStyle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| hasTitleForm |
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (historical variant)
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Lord Privy Seal self-link ⓘ |
| inception | 14th century ⓘ |
| isPositionHeldBy | member of the House of Lords or House of Commons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
|
| officeHoldersInclude |
Anthony Eden
ⓘ
Baroness Stowell of Beeston ⓘ
surface form:
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Baroness Stowell of Beeston ⓘ Clement Attlee ⓘ David Lidington ⓘ Harold Macmillan ⓘ John Major ⓘ Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park ⓘ Penny Mordaunt ⓘ William Hague ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| relatedTo |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor
Lord Chamberlain ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord President of the Council ⓘ Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Privy seal ⓘ |
| seat |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| usedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Privy Seal Description of subject: The Lord Privy Seal is a senior ministerial office in the British government, historically responsible for the monarch’s privy seal but now largely a sinecure often combined with other cabinet duties.
Referenced by (165)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence)
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positionHeld
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Lord Privy Seal
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subject surface form:
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form:
King’s Principal Secretary
subject surface form:
William Pitt the Elder
subject surface form:
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
subject surface form:
William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
this entity surface form:
Office of the Privy Seal
subject surface form:
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
subject surface form:
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
subject surface form:
Anthony Eden
this entity surface form:
Lord Privy Seal of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
subject surface form:
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood