Lord Privy Seal
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Lord Privy Seal
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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The Lord Privy Seal, who is responsible for procedure, told peers the Lords had become "far too much a House of the south-east of England".
From BBC
Lord True, the Lord Privy Seal, said the proposal was a "practical solution" necessary for the "machinery of government" - and suggested only working royals would be called upon in practice.
From BBC
In response to questions from peers, the Lord Privy Seal, Lord True, said he would not comment on "specific circumstances", and the Royal Household would need to be consulted about any change.
From BBC
He’s also shown on the toilet, shouting out that he cannot speak to the Lord Privy Seal because he is “sealed on The Privy.”
From Washington Times
It represented the end of a personal quest for Heath, who had led the negotiations on Britain's entry into the EEC in the early 1960s as Lord Privy Seal in Harold Macmillan's government.
From BBC
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