His Majesty’s Signet
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His Majesty’s Signet is the historic royal seal of the Scottish Crown, traditionally used to authenticate official documents and closely associated with the Society of Writers to the Signet.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish royal symbol
ⓘ
royal seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scottish legal system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Society of Writers to the Signet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Writers to the Signet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Royal symbols of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Seals (insignia) ⓘ |
| connectedToOffice |
Clerk to the Signet (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Director of Chancery (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuityFrom | medieval Scottish royal signet ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| domain |
Scots law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| follows | Her Majesty’s Signet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsProcess | signeting of writs in the Court of Session ⓘ |
| hasCustodian |
Keeper of the Signet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Society of Writers to the Signet (by tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicContext | Scottish heraldry ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
authentication of letters under the signet
ⓘ
authentication of royal charters ⓘ |
| hasUse |
authentication of official documents
ⓘ
sealing of royal documents ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late medieval Scotland to present ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official seal of the Crown in Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish Crown Jewels (broad sense of regalia and symbols) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | The King’s Signet (future female monarch: The Queen’s Signet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Seal of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Seal of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
royal authority in Scotland
ⓘ
sovereign’s personal authority ⓘ |
| traditionallyAdministeredBy | Society of Writers to the Signet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSeal | personal signet of the sovereign for Scottish affairs ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Monarch of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | Scottish royal and governmental documents ⓘ |
| usedIn | issuing of royal letters and warrants ⓘ |
| usedUnderMonarch | King Charles III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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