Privy Seal of Scotland
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The Privy Seal of Scotland is a historic Scottish royal seal used to authenticate official documents and grants issued in the name of the monarch.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Privy Seal of Scotland canonical | 3 |
| Privy Seal of the United Kingdom | 1 |
| signet of the Crown in Scotland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12616411 — 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: Privy Seal of Scotland Context triple: [Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, uses, Privy Seal of Scotland]
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A.
Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.
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B.
Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
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C.
Order of the Thistle
The Order of the Thistle is Scotland’s highest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally bestowed by the British monarch for exceptional service.
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D.
Great Seal of the Order of the Garter
The Great Seal of the Order of the Garter is the principal ceremonial seal used to authenticate formal documents and acts of England’s highest order of chivalry.
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E.
Scottish crown
The Scottish crown was the monarchy of Scotland, representing the sovereign authority and royal lineage that ruled the Kingdom of Scotland until its union with England.
- 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: Privy Seal of Scotland Target entity description: The Privy Seal of Scotland is a historic Scottish royal seal used to authenticate official documents and grants issued in the name of the monarch.
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A.
Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.
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B.
Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
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C.
Order of the Thistle
The Order of the Thistle is Scotland’s highest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally bestowed by the British monarch for exceptional service.
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D.
Great Seal of the Order of the Garter
The Great Seal of the Order of the Garter is the principal ceremonial seal used to authenticate formal documents and acts of England’s highest order of chivalry.
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E.
Scottish crown
The Scottish crown was the monarchy of Scotland, representing the sovereign authority and royal lineage that ruled the Kingdom of Scotland until its union with England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Privy Seal of Scotland