Lord High Steward
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The Lord High Steward is a senior Great Officer of State in England historically responsible for presiding over the House of Lords during trials of peers and for ceremonial duties at coronations.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord High Steward canonical | 21 |
| Lord High Steward of England | 11 |
| Lord Steward | 3 |
| High Steward | 2 |
| High Steward of England | 2 |
| Lord High Steward (at various state trials) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1944098 — 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 High Steward Context triple: [Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, positionHeld, Lord High Steward]
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A.
Lord Great Chamberlain
The Lord Great Chamberlain is a senior hereditary officer of the British royal household responsible for ceremonial duties in the Palace of Westminster and at coronations.
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B.
Lord Steward of the Household
The Lord Steward of the Household is a senior official of the British Royal Household historically responsible for overseeing the domestic affairs and management of the royal court.
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C.
Lord Warden of the Stannaries
The Lord Warden of the Stannaries was a senior Crown official in Cornwall and Devon responsible for overseeing the tin-mining districts (stannaries), their courts, and related revenues.
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D.
Lord High Constable of England
The Lord High Constable of England is a great officer of state historically responsible for commanding the army and overseeing matters of chivalry, military justice, and royal ceremonies.
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E.
King of Arms
King of Arms is a senior heraldic officer of arms responsible for overseeing coats of arms and related ceremonial and genealogical matters within a specific jurisdiction.
- 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 High Steward Target entity description: The Lord High Steward is a senior Great Officer of State in England historically responsible for presiding over the House of Lords during trials of peers and for ceremonial duties at coronations.
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A.
Lord Great Chamberlain
The Lord Great Chamberlain is a senior hereditary officer of the British royal household responsible for ceremonial duties in the Palace of Westminster and at coronations.
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B.
Lord Steward of the Household
The Lord Steward of the Household is a senior official of the British Royal Household historically responsible for overseeing the domestic affairs and management of the royal court.
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C.
Lord Warden of the Stannaries
The Lord Warden of the Stannaries was a senior Crown official in Cornwall and Devon responsible for overseeing the tin-mining districts (stannaries), their courts, and related revenues.
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D.
Lord High Constable of England
The Lord High Constable of England is a great officer of state historically responsible for commanding the army and overseeing matters of chivalry, military justice, and royal ceremonies.
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E.
King of Arms
King of Arms is a senior heraldic officer of arms responsible for overseeing coats of arms and related ceremonial and genealogical matters within a specific jurisdiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Officer of State
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ceremonial office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
the Sovereign of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British monarch
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| appointmentType |
often vacant between coronations or trials
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usually appointed only for specific occasions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English peerage
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| ceremonialInsignia | white staff of office ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
bearing the crown at coronations
ⓘ
officer at coronations of English monarchs ⓘ presiding over coronation banquet ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | largely ceremonial in modern times ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
judge in trials for high treason of peers
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presiding officer in trials of peers ⓘ presiding over the House of Lords during impeachments ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
hereditary in the early Middle Ages
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once one of the most powerful offices in the kingdom ⓘ |
| historyPeriod |
Stuart period
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Tudor period ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor England
medieval England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and later Great Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Britain
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
could pronounce sentence on peers convicted of treason or felony
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could summon a special court of the Lord High Steward ⓘ |
| legalContext |
impeachment
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trial of peers ⓘ |
| officeScope | central government of the realm ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Officers of State of England ⓘ |
| precedenceOver |
Lord High Chancellor
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Chancellor of England
|
| rank | highest of the Great Officers of State after the Crown ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | Coronation of the British monarch ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
Earl Marshal
ⓘ
Lord Great Chamberlain ⓘ Lord Steward of the Household ⓘ |
| residence | no official residence ⓘ |
| style |
Lord High Steward of England
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord High Steward
|
| symbolizes |
monarchical authority in Parliament
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royal justice ⓘ |
| termLength | at the monarch's pleasure ⓘ |
| trialVenue |
Court of the Lord High Steward
ⓘ
House of Lords sitting as a court ⓘ
linked to:
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord High Steward Description of subject: The Lord High Steward is a senior Great Officer of State in England historically responsible for presiding over the House of Lords during trials of peers and for ceremonial duties at coronations.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Sir Thomas Osborne
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Earl of Danby
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Thomas
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Thomas Osborne
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4th Earl of Derby
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3rd Earl of Derby
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Henry Stanley
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Henry Stanley
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Osborne family
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