being+privy

  • 11Privy Purse — In the past, the UK s Civil Government day to day costs were paid for by the sovereign under normal circumstances, the monies in this Public Purse being raised from the income of the Crown Estate lands and holdings. Under extraordinary… …

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  • 12Privy Council of Sweden — The High Council of Sweden or Council of the Realm (in Swedish Riksrådet until 1687; sometimes Latinised as Senatus Regni Sueciae ) consisted originally of those men of noble, common and clergical background, that the king saw fit for advisory… …

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  • 13Privy Council (Thailand) — The Privy Council is the royally appointed group of advisors of the King of Thailand. Privy Councillors can, under royal command, represent the King at official functions. Other important functions include drafting amendments to the Palace Law… …

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  • 14Privy seal — A privy seal was in use during the reign of King John. From c. 1230 during Henry Ill s reign it became a permanent feature of royal administration, being used to authenticate letters less formal than those issued by the *chancery. It was usually… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 15Privy chamber — A privy chamber was a private apartment in a royal residence, particularly in England. The gentlemen of the privy chamber were servants to the Crown, who were to wait and attend on the King and Queen at Court, in their various activities and… …

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  • 16privy verdict — A verdict given privily to the judge out of court, but which was of no force unless afterwards affirmed by a public verdict given openly in court. Now generally superseded by the sealed verdict, i.e., one written out, sealed up, and delivered to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 17privy council — priv′y coun′cil n. 1) gov a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign 2) gov (caps.) a) (in Great Britain) a body of persons who advise the sovereign in matters of state, the majority of members being selected by the prime… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18Judicial Committee of the Privy Council — Privy Council Established 1833 Jurisdiction Certain members of the Commonwealth of Nations Location Middlesex Guildhall, London Authorized by HM Government via the Judicial Committee Act 1833 …

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  • 19Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council — is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Its members are largely senior politicians, who were or are members of either the House of Commons of the United Kingdom or House of Lords.The Privy Council was formerly a powerful institution, but… …

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  • 20Queen's Privy Council for Canada — The Queen s Privy Council for Canada (QPC) ( fr. Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR)), sometimes called Her Majesty s Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council, [http://www.pco bcp.gc.ca/default.asp?Language=E… …

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