Board of Green Cloth 〈英〉宫廷财务委员会 隶属于内务部〔Household’s Department〕王室内务总管〔Lord Steward〕，由王室总管、财政大臣〔Treasurer〕、王室审计官〔Comptroller〕及王室内务主事〔Master of the Royal Household〕组成，负责审查王室开支的账目并予以支付，支付王室仆从的工资，管理王室内务和王室仆从。在早期，它还负有维持王室12英里辖区内治安、为王室提供给养、主持王室12英里辖区内法庭等职责。其名称来源于以前委员会就坐之桌上的绿色台布。该机构现好像已消失。
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Board of Green Cloth. Hist. A group of persons responsible for governing the royal-household staff, esp. in financial matters such as accounting for expenses and paying servants’ wages. • The Board consisted of the Lord Steward and inferior officers, and its name derived from the green cloth that covered the table used by the Board
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