Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Lord Privy Seal

English law. An officer who has custody of the privy seal and who authenticates either a state document before it passes to receive the Great Seal or a document that does not require the Great Seal because of its minor importance. ( The Lord Privy Seal has nominal official duties but is often made a member of the British cabinet. -Also termed Keeper of the Privy Seal; Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal; Privy Seal.