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GREAT SEAL UNITED KINGDOM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Positions
- Titles of Works of Art
- The Executive (Public Administration)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Great Seal of the Realm
1, record 1, English, Great%20Seal%20of%20the%20Realm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Great Seal of the United Kingdom 2, record 1, English, Great%20Seal%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Great Seal of the Realm : means the Great Seal of the Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland for which provision was made in Article XXIV of An Act for an Union of the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland, 5 Anne, 1706, chapter VIII ... 1, record 1, English, - Great%20Seal%20of%20the%20Realm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Great Seal of the Realm or Great Seal of the United Kingdom is a British institution by which the monarch's official documents can be authorised without having to be signed personally. Wax is melted in a metal mould or matrix and impressed into a wax figure that is attached by cord or ribbon to documents that the monarch wishes to make official. 2, record 1, English, - Great%20Seal%20of%20the%20Realm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Postes gouvernementaux
- Titres d'œuvres d'art
- Structures du pouvoir exécutif (Admin. publ.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grand sceau du Royaume
1, record 1, French, grand%20sceau%20du%20Royaume
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le grand sceau du Royaume-Uni de Grande -Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord prévu à l'article XXIV de la loi dite An Act for an Union of the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland, 5 Anne, 1706, chapitre VIII [...] 1, record 1, French, - grand%20sceau%20du%20Royaume
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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