Scottish feudal host
E462779
The Scottish feudal host was the medieval levy of nobles, their retainers, and common soldiers summoned by the king of Scotland for military service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish feudal host canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4699236 — 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: Scottish feudal host Context triple: [Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland, hasPart, Scottish feudal host]
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A.
Lord Bannside
Lord Bannside is the life peerage title taken by Ian Paisley, the influential Northern Irish Protestant leader, politician, and founder of the Democratic Unionist Party, upon his elevation to the House of Lords.
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B.
Baron of Renfrew
Baron of Renfrew is a traditional Scottish peerage title historically held by the heir apparent to the British throne.
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C.
Norman Marcher lords
The Norman Marcher lords were powerful medieval nobles granted special privileges to conquer, fortify, and govern the borderlands between England and Wales, playing a key role in the Norman expansion into Welsh territories.
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D.
Lord Home of the Hirsel
Lord Home of the Hirsel, better known as Alec Douglas-Home, was a British Conservative politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in the early 1960s and later became a prominent statesman in foreign and Commonwealth affairs.
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E.
Baronie of Breda
The Baronie of Breda is a historical region in the southern Netherlands centered around the city of Breda, traditionally comprising several surrounding towns and rural areas.
- 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: Scottish feudal host Target entity description: The Scottish feudal host was the medieval levy of nobles, their retainers, and common soldiers summoned by the king of Scotland for military service.
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A.
Lord Bannside
Lord Bannside is the life peerage title taken by Ian Paisley, the influential Northern Irish Protestant leader, politician, and founder of the Democratic Unionist Party, upon his elevation to the House of Lords.
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B.
Baron of Renfrew
Baron of Renfrew is a traditional Scottish peerage title historically held by the heir apparent to the British throne.
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C.
Norman Marcher lords
The Norman Marcher lords were powerful medieval nobles granted special privileges to conquer, fortify, and govern the borderlands between England and Wales, playing a key role in the Norman expansion into Welsh territories.
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D.
Lord Home of the Hirsel
Lord Home of the Hirsel, better known as Alec Douglas-Home, was a British Conservative politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in the early 1960s and later became a prominent statesman in foreign and Commonwealth affairs.
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E.
Baronie of Breda
The Baronie of Breda is a historical region in the southern Netherlands centered around the city of Breda, traditionally comprising several surrounding towns and rural areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal levy
ⓘ
medieval military institution ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish clans
ⓘ
Scottish nobility ⓘ
linked to:
Peerage of Scotland
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Bannockburn
ⓘ
Border warfare with England ⓘ Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
linked to:
First War of Scottish Independence
|
| basedOn | feudal obligations ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Scottish king
ⓘ
Scottish magnates ⓘ |
| composedOf |
common soldiers
ⓘ
nobles ⓘ nobles’ retainers ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | modern Scottish Army ⓘ |
| endTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
feudal tenure
ⓘ
obligation of host service ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
Scots feudal law
ⓘ
linked to:
Scots civil law
|
| hasPart |
archers
ⓘ
feudal cavalry ⓘ infantry levy ⓘ light infantry ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
Latin
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
defence of the realm
ⓘ
offensive campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish feudal system ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Scottish common army
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish army
feudal host ⓘ fyrd ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
paid professional troops in Scotland
ⓘ
standing army of Scotland ⓘ |
| serviceDuration | limited term of service ⓘ |
| serviceType | military service ⓘ |
| startTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| summonedBy |
royal summons
ⓘ
writs of the Scottish crown ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | schiltron formations ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
King of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Kings of Scotland
|
| weaponry |
bows
ⓘ
pikes ⓘ shields ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scottish feudal host Description of subject: The Scottish feudal host was the medieval levy of nobles, their retainers, and common soldiers summoned by the king of Scotland for military service.
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