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Lord High Constable of England
The
Lord High Constable of England
is the seventh of the
Great Officers of State
, ranking beneath the
Lord Great Chamberlain
and above the
Earl Marshal
. His office is now called out of
abeyance
only for
coronations
. The Lord High
Constable
was originally the commander of the royal armies and the
Master of the Horse
. He was also, in conjunction with the
Earl Marshal
, president of the
Court of Chivalry
or
Court of Honour
. In feudal times, martial law was administered in the court of the Lord High Constable.
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