Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary
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Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a royal officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, responsible for heraldic and ceremonial duties on behalf of the British monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3919590 — 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: Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary Context triple: [Heralds of Arms in Ordinary, hasMember, Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary]
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Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary
Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a royal heraldic officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, responsible for matters of genealogy and the granting and regulation of coats of arms under the authority of the British monarch.
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Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary
Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a royal heraldic officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, responsible for matters of genealogy, heraldry, and ceremonial within the English heraldic tradition.
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Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is a senior English heraldic officer of arms responsible for heraldry and ceremonial matters in the northern parts of England and Northern Ireland.
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Clarenceux King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms is one of the senior heraldic officers of the College of Arms in London, responsible for heraldry and genealogical matters in the southern part of England.
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E.
Garter Principal King of Arms
Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior heraldic officer of arms in England, serving as the chief herald and principal adviser on matters of heraldry and ceremonial for the British monarchy.
- 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: Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary Target entity description: Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a royal officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, responsible for heraldic and ceremonial duties on behalf of the British monarchy.
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A.
Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary
Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a royal heraldic officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, responsible for matters of genealogy and the granting and regulation of coats of arms under the authority of the British monarch.
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B.
Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary
Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a royal heraldic officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, responsible for matters of genealogy, heraldry, and ceremonial within the English heraldic tradition.
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C.
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is a senior English heraldic officer of arms responsible for heraldry and ceremonial matters in the northern parts of England and Northern Ireland.
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D.
Clarenceux King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms is one of the senior heraldic officers of the College of Arms in London, responsible for heraldry and genealogical matters in the southern part of England.
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E.
Garter Principal King of Arms
Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior heraldic officer of arms in England, serving as the chief herald and principal adviser on matters of heraldry and ceremonial for the British monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
herald of arms in ordinary
ⓘ
officer of arms ⓘ position ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
Sovereign of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British monarchy
ⓘ
State Opening of Parliament ⓘ ceremonial of the Order of the Garter ⓘ coronation ceremonies ⓘ |
| authority |
heraldic authority in England
ⓘ
heraldic authority in Wales ⓘ |
| basedIn |
College of Arms building
ⓘ
linked to:
College of Arms
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
ceremonial duties
ⓘ
granting and regulating coats of arms ⓘ heraldic duties ⓘ participation in state ceremonies ⓘ proclamation of royal proclamations ⓘ |
| employer | College of Arms ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval English heraldry ⓘ |
| higherRank | King of Arms ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| lowerRank | pursuivant of arms ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
Robert Noel
ⓘ
Thomas Woodcock ⓘ William George Hunt ⓘ |
| partOf | College of Arms ⓘ |
| rank | herald ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
genealogical records (historically)
ⓘ
heraldic visitations (historically) ⓘ |
| seat |
Queen Victoria Street, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Victoria Street
|
| subordinateTo |
Earl Marshal
ⓘ
Garter Principal King of Arms ⓘ |
| symbol | badge of office ⓘ |
| tradition | English heraldic tradition ⓘ |
| typeOf | royal officer of arms ⓘ |
| uses | tabard bearing royal arms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary Description of subject: Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a royal officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, responsible for heraldic and ceremonial duties on behalf of the British monarchy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.