great officer of state
C4786
concept
A great officer of state is a high-ranking official who holds one of the most senior ceremonial or executive positions within a government or royal household, often with historic and constitutional significance.
Aliases (2)
- historical office ×4
- federal public office ×1
Instances (7)
- Lord High Admiral of England
- Governor General of Canada ("federal public office")
- Lord Warden of the Stannaries ("historical office")
- Clerk of the Works at Westminster ("historical office")
- ruwaard of Putten ("historical office")
- Sovereign of the Papal States ("historical office")
- Lord High Constable of England