Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon

E104479

heraldic seal official seal

The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.

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Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T856700 — 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: Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
Context triple: [Lord Lyon King of Arms, usesSeal, Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon]

A. Court of the Lord Lyon
The Court of the Lord Lyon is Scotland’s heraldic authority and court of law responsible for regulating coats of arms and matters of genealogy and heraldry.
B. Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.
C. Badge of the Order of the Garter
The Badge of the Order of the Garter is an ornate emblem worn by members of Britain’s highest and oldest order of chivalry, symbolizing their distinguished honor and royal favor.
D. Order of the Thistle
The Order of the Thistle is Scotland’s highest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally bestowed by the British monarch for exceptional service.
E. Murray of Atholl arms
The Murray of Atholl arms are the heraldic coat of arms historically associated with the noble Murray family of Atholl in Scotland.
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: Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
Target entity description: The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.

A. Court of the Lord Lyon
The Court of the Lord Lyon is Scotland’s heraldic authority and court of law responsible for regulating coats of arms and matters of genealogy and heraldry.
B. Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.
C. Scottish crown
The Scottish crown was the monarchy of Scotland, representing the sovereign authority and royal lineage that ruled the Kingdom of Scotland until its union with England.
D. Badge of the Order of the Garter
The Badge of the Order of the Garter is an ornate emblem worn by members of Britain’s highest and oldest order of chivalry, symbolizing their distinguished honor and royal favor.
E. Order of the Thistle
The Order of the Thistle is Scotland’s highest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally bestowed by the British monarch for exceptional service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic seal ⓘ official seal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Scottish heraldic jurisdiction ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
associatedWithOffice	Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
authority	Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
category	Scottish heraldry ⓘ seals of courts and tribunals ⓘ
confersValidityOn	letters patent granting arms ⓘ matriculations in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ official exemplifications of arms ⓘ other formal documents issued under the authority of the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
domain	Scottish heraldic law ⓘ heraldry ⓘ
governingBody	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
isPrincipalHeraldicSealOf	Scotland’s heraldic authority ⓘ
isPrincipalSealOf	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Latin ⓘ
legalEffect	evidences authority of the Lord Lyon King of Arms ⓘ gives formal and legal authenticity to heraldic grants ⓘ
legalStatus	official instrument of public authority in heraldic matters ⓘ
partOf	Scottish heraldic system ⓘ
relatedTo	Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ Scottish heraldic law and practice ⓘ
scope	civil law aspects of heraldry in Scotland ⓘ regulation of coats of arms in Scotland ⓘ
symbolizes	jurisdiction of the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ royal authority in heraldic matters in Scotland ⓘ
typeOfDocumentSealed	exemplifications ⓘ letters patent ⓘ matriculation certificates ⓘ
use	authentication of exemplifications of arms ⓘ authentication of grants of arms ⓘ authentication of legal documents relating to coats of arms ⓘ authentication of matriculations of arms ⓘ authentication of official heraldic documents ⓘ authentication of other formal instruments issued by the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
usedBy	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms

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Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) → usesSeal → Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

subject surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms

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