Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal

English

Proper noun

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal

  1. The fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, the position is now considered to be sinecure.

Usage notes

The office does not confer membership of the House of Lords, meaning that the holder of the office will not necessarily be a lord. The term "Lord Privy Seal" is used a shortened form.

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