Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)

E18507

heraldic office officer of arms state office

The Lord Lyon King of Arms is the chief heraldic authority in Scotland, responsible for regulating coats of arms and overseeing matters of Scottish heraldry and state ceremonial.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lord Lyon King of Arms	28
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic office ⓘ officer of arms ⓘ state office ⓘ
appointedBy	the Crown ⓘ the monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith	Scottish royal court ⓘ surface form: Royal Household in Scotland Scottish Government ⓘ
authorityOver	Scottish clan chiefs recognition ⓘ Scottish coats of arms ⓘ Scottish heraldic jurisdiction ⓘ
ceremonialRole	national ceremonies in Scotland ⓘ royal inaugurations in Scotland ⓘ state ceremonial in Scotland ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
equivalentOffice	Garter Principal King of Arms ⓘ Norroy and Ulster King of Arms ⓘ surface form: Ulster King of Arms
field	genealogy ⓘ heraldry ⓘ vexillology ⓘ
hasTitleStyle	Lord Lyon ⓘ The Right Honourable ⓘ
heads	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
historicalOrigin	medieval Scottish monarchy ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
languageOfOffice	English ⓘ Scots law terminology ⓘ
legalPower	power to confiscate illegal arms ⓘ power to enforce heraldic law ⓘ power to fine for misuse of arms ⓘ power to grant arms ⓘ power to matriculate arms ⓘ
legalStatus	court of law ⓘ
locationOfCourt	Edinburgh ⓘ
locationOfOffice	Edinburgh ⓘ
oversees	Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records ⓘ Scottish heralds ⓘ Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ surface form: Scottish pursuivants
recognizes	Scottish feudal barons ⓘ chiefs of Scottish clans ⓘ
regulates	civic heraldry in Scotland ⓘ corporate heraldry in Scotland ⓘ personal heraldry in Scotland ⓘ public use of arms in Scotland ⓘ
role	chief heraldic authority in Scotland ⓘ direction of state ceremonial in Scotland ⓘ oversight of Scottish heraldry ⓘ regulation of coats of arms in Scotland ⓘ
subjectTo	Scots law ⓘ
subordinateBody	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
usesSeal	Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peerage of Scotland → regulatedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

heraldry of the United Kingdom → governedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Court of the Lord Lyon → hasOfficial → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Court of the Lord Lyon → headOfCourt → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Scottish clans → regulatedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Scottish heraldry → regulatedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Scottish heraldry → hasAuthority → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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UK heraldic and flag authorities → hasPart → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records → reportsTo → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records → appointedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Scottish heralds → subordinateTo → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Scottish heralds → reportsTo → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Scottish heralds → collaboratesWith → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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

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

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

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Lord Lyon → fullName → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Lord Lyon → officeHoldersTitle → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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King of Arms → mayHoldTitle → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Honours of Scotland → usedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Lyon Court → headedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Lyon Court → hasOfficial → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland → maintainedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland → authority → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Clan MacLachlan → recognizedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland → relatedOffice → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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Lord Clerk Register → relatedOffice → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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British order of precedence → maintainedBy → Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ

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