household troops

plural noun

1. troops guarding or attending a sovereign or a sovereign's residence.

household troops

plural noun

1. the infantry and cavalry regiments that carry out escort and guard duties for a head of state

Word History and Origins

Origin of household troops¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

She declared that her position as a sovereign demanded a body of household troops.

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Here were the household troops quartered in a pr�torium attached to the palace.

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And no soldiers did better service than the household troops of George Fox.

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Horse′-guards, horse-soldiers employed as guards: the 3d heavy cavalry regiment of the British army, forming part of the household troops: the War Office, or public office in Whitehall, London, appropriated to the departments of the commander-in-chief of the British army.—ns.

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In addition, the men from Stegea wore plumes that showed they were the "household troops" of Umzulek.

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