Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
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The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal was a senior English Crown officer responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal, often exercising many of the powers associated with the Lord Chancellor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Keeper of the Great Seal canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1688238 — 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 Keeper of the Great Seal Context triple: [Francis Bacon, 1st Baron Verulam, positionHeld, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal]
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A.
Archivist of the United States
The Archivist of the United States is the chief official responsible for overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration and safeguarding the federal government’s documentary heritage.
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B.
Postmaster General of the United States
The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.
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C.
Seal of the President of the United States
The Seal of the President of the United States is the official emblem used to represent the authority and office of the U.S. president, prominently featuring an American bald eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows.
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D.
Superintendent of Finance of the United States
The Superintendent of Finance of the United States was the chief financial officer of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution, responsible for managing the nation’s finances and stabilizing its wartime economy.
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E.
Treasurer of the United States
The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
- 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 Keeper of the Great Seal Target entity description: The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal was a senior English Crown officer responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal, often exercising many of the powers associated with the Lord Chancellor.
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A.
Archivist of the United States
The Archivist of the United States is the chief official responsible for overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration and safeguarding the federal government’s documentary heritage.
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B.
Postmaster General of the United States
The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.
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C.
Seal of the President of the United States
The Seal of the President of the United States is the official emblem used to represent the authority and office of the U.S. president, prominently featuring an American bald eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows.
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D.
Superintendent of Finance of the United States
The Superintendent of Finance of the United States was the chief financial officer of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution, responsible for managing the nation’s finances and stabilizing its wartime economy.
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E.
Treasurer of the United States
The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Crown office
ⓘ
government office ⓘ judicial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
English monarch
ⓘ
King of England ⓘ Queen of England ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Court of Chancery
ⓘ
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of England
|
| category |
Constitutional history of England
ⓘ
Defunct government positions in England ⓘ Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Great Officers of State of England
Legal history of England ⓘ |
| confersRankEquivalentTo |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor
|
| constitutionalRole |
guardian of formal validity of royal acts
ⓘ
key officer in execution of royal will ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
custody of the Great Seal of England
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use of the Great Seal of England ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
authentication of important state documents
ⓘ
sealing of letters patent ⓘ sealing of royal charters ⓘ sealing of writs ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus |
Great Officer of State
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Officer of State of England
|
| hasPower | exercise of many powers of the Lord Chancellor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart England
ⓘ
Tudor England ⓘ early modern England ⓘ medieval England ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | now obsolete office ⓘ |
| legalEquivalence | Lord Keeper and Lord Chancellor treated as same officer in later law ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Lord Keeper ⓘ |
| officeMergedInto |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor
|
| partOf |
English government
ⓘ
English royal administration ⓘ |
| rank | high-ranking member of the English political elite ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
|
| scopeOfAuthority |
acts under royal sign-manual
ⓘ
royal prerogative instruments ⓘ |
| status | senior officer of the Crown ⓘ |
| successorOffice |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
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| symbolizedBy | Great Seal of England ⓘ |
| typeOfSeal | Great Seal of England ⓘ |
| usedSealFor |
formalizing acts of state
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granting of offices and honours ⓘ issuing commissions ⓘ issuing pardons ⓘ issuing proclamations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Description of subject: The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal was a senior English Crown officer responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal, often exercising many of the powers associated with the Lord Chancellor.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Francis Bacon, 1st Baron Verulam
subject surface form:
Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford
subject surface form:
Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford
subject surface form:
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset