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PRONUNCIATION OF KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE

Keeper of the Privy Purse  [ˈkiːpəʳ əv ðə ˈprɪvɪ pɜːs] play
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Keeper of the Privy Purse is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Keeper of the Privy Purse

The Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King/Queen is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is assisted by the Deputy Treasurer to the King/Queen for the management of the civil list, and the royal palaces presentation fund. The Director of Finance also has charge of financial management of all funds covered by civil list and grant-in-aid. He is also assisted by the Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse for semi-private concerns, such as racing stables, the Royal Philatelic Collection, Royal Ascot, the Chapel Royal, Page of Honour, Military Knights of Windsor, Royal Maundy, the Royal Victorian Order, grace and favour apartments, and the Duchy of Lancaster. These are funded from the Privy Purse, which is drawn largely from the Duchy of Lancaster. The Keeper of the Privy Purse meets the Sovereign at least weekly. The current Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen is Sir Alan Reid, GCVO. The Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse is Sir John Parsons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE


asperse
əˈspɜːs
commerce
ˈkɒmɜːs
converse
kənˈvɜːs
covers
ˈkəʊvɜːs
cutpurse
ˈkʌtˌpɜːs
disperse
dɪˈspɜːs
diverse
daɪˈvɜːs
e-commerce
ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs
intersperse
ˌɪntəˈspɜːs
monodisperse
ˌmɒnəʊdɪsˈpɜːs
nurse
nɜːs
perse
pɜːs
polydisperse
ˌpɒlɪdɪˈspɜːs
purse
pɜːs
reverse
rɪˈvɜːs
sperse
spɜːs
universe
ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs
unpurse
ʌnˈpɜːs
verse
vɜːs
worse
wɜːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE

Keewatin
kef
Kefallonia

WORDS THAT END LIKE KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE

as a matter of course
Bourse
course
curse
discourse
golf course
in due course
intercourse
main course
matter of course
matter-of-course
of course
par for the course
recourse
Registered General Nurse
registered nurse
reimburse
run its course
the curse
training course

Synonyms and antonyms of Keeper of the Privy Purse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Keeper of the Privy Purse» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

枢密院钱包的守护者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Guardián de la bolsa privada
570 millions of speakers

English

Keeper of the Privy Purse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रिवी पर्स की कीपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حارس محفظة الملكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хранитель Тайного Кошелька
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Keeper of the Purse Privy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রিভিয়ার পার্সের রক্ষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gardien de la Porte- privé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjaga Purse Privy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hüter des Privy Purse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

枢密院財布のキーパー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은밀히 지갑 의 파수꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keeper of Purse Privy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thủ môn của Purse Cơ mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரைஸ் பர்ஸ் கீப்பர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रिव्ह पर्सचा रक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Privy Purse´in Koruyucusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Keeper of the Privy Purse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Opiekun Tajnej Torebka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хранитель Таємного Гаманця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Keeper de pungă Privat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Φύλακας του μυημένου πορτοφόλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bewaarder van die Geheime beursie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Keeper av riks Purse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Keeper of the Privy Purse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Keeper of the Privy Purse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE»

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Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, bart., G. C. H.: keeper of ...
keeper of the privy purse during the reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth. Including his correspondence with many distinguished personages Sir William Knighton (bart.), Sir William Knighton, Knighton (Lady.) produced in the best times ...
Sir William Knighton (bart.), Sir William Knighton, Knighton (Lady.), 1838
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Report of the Royal Trustees
STATEMENT OF THE KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES The Royal Trustees are aware that the Royal Household publish the Statement of the Keeper of the Privy Purse's Financial Responsibilities annually ...
Royal Trustees, 2010
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The Edinburgh Annual Register
The Parliament however did interfere, and an act was passed by which the sum of L.60,000 was ordered to be issued to the keeper of the privy purse, and that the surplus, after paying the charges which were upon it, should be vested in ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1823
4
Maintaining the Occupied Royal Palaces: twenty-fourth report ...
REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL (HC14) MAINTAINING THE OCCUPIED ROYAL PALACES Witnesses: Sir Alan Reid KCVO, Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to The Queen, Mr Michael Stevens CYO, ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, House of Commons Public Accounts Commi, 2009
5
The political state of the British empire
The remainder was to be invested in the funds, in the name of the keeper of the privy purse, in trust for his Majesty : the accumulating dividends, and the revenues of the duchy of Lancaster, were to be in like manner applied, and the keeper of ...
John Adolphus, 1818
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The Book of the Court; Exhibiting the Origin, Peculiar ...
Some illustration of the nature of this portion of the Civil List will be found in the following authority granted by his late Majesty George IV. to Sir William Knighton, the then Keeper of the Privy Purse :— “ I hereby authorize and direct Sir \Villiam ...
William John Thoms, 1838
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Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, 2: Keeper of the Privy ...
Keeper of the Privy Purse During the Reign of His Majesty Kíng George, the Fourth Lady Knighton. " MY DEAR LADY K. " IT is the privilege of a Christian friend to be admitted into the chamber of sorrow, and to speak a word of comfort even in ...
Lady Knighton, 1838
8
Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest
From an entry in a loose sheet of the salaries paid to the ladies and officers of queen Catharine's household while sir Thomas Strickland was the keeper of the privy-purse,1 we find that thirty-six pounds a-year were disbursed to her majesty's  ...
Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland, 2010
9
The Letters of King George Iv
Three weeks later, however, the London Gazette announced his appointment as Keeper of the Privy Purse and Private Secretary to the Prince Regent. See Preface. 2 McMahon vacated his seat upon being appointed Paymaster of Widows' ...
Arthur Aspinall, 1938
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The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from ...
Toward evening they massed together to give the salute and receive their gifts. It was wonderful at five o'clock in the afternoon to hear them playing all together the air in salute to the Sultan. The Keeper of the Privy Purse dispensed their gifts.
‎2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Keeper of the Privy Purse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Prince Philip: 90 of the Duke of Edinburgh's most excruciating gaffes …
Said to Sir Rennie Maudslay, Keeper of the Privy Purse, in the 1970s. 84. "What about Tom Jones? He's made a million and he's a bloody awful ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Brian Holden: Huge maintenance bill unnecessary
Those are the reassuring words of the Queen's treasurer who is formally known as the Keeper of the Privy Purse. I'm curious to know how he ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Queen Elizabeth II meets with German President Gauck
Keeper of the Privy Purse Alan Reid said maintenance on aging royal buildings, “and in particular Buckingham Palace, will present a significant ... «The Bell Jar, Jun 15»
4
Phew! One is not going off the rails
Despite indicating in a briefing to parliament two years ago that the train's days were numbered, Sir Alan Reid, keeper of the privy purse, said ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
5
'Queen's funding' claptrap debases the Unionist press still further
It involved a character called Sir Alan Reid, a man prepared to be known publicly as Keeper of the Privy Purse, putting it about that Holyrood ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
6
Sturgeon wants a Scottish socialist republic
Sir Alan Reid, the keeper of the Privy Purse, would not have said what he did about Scottish funding for the Monarchy unless he had been ... «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
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Queen Elizabeth needs a home while her Palace is renovated
Alan Reid, keeper of the Privy Purse said maintenance on aging royal buildings, “and in particular Buckingham Palace, will present a ... «CanIndia News, Jun 15»
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Letters to The National, June 26
The Keeper of the Privy Purse raised concerns about devolving income from Scottish Crown Estates to Holyrood next year fearing the SNP ... «The National, Jun 15»
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Why Working for the Queen Can Make You Healthier (but Not Much …
At the top end, senior executives like Sir Alan Reid, the Keeper of the Privy Purse who revealed the latest finances Tuesday, gets $355,000 of ... «People Magazine, Jun 15»
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The National view: Matheson's decision to stand as deputy leader …
This story has been refuted by the Scottish and Westminster governments and by its source, Sir Alan Reid, the keeper of the Privy Purse, who ... «The National, Jun 15»

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