palace guard

noun

1. the security force protecting a palace.
2. a group of trusted advisers who often control access to a sovereign, president, or other chief executive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palace guard¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

His books include The American Dream, Deadlines and Datelines, The Camera Never Blinks, and The Palace Guard.

From The Daily Beast

Telling the palace guard his purpose, he was admitted to the sovereign's presence.

From Project Gutenberg

It is true that we were commanded by our master to keep his Palace Guard within the city walls, and these must stay.

From Project Gutenberg

In a short quarter of an hour the drums of the Plassenburg Palace Guard had beaten to arms.

From Project Gutenberg

During his novitiate as a palace guard the other men had instructed him in the science of their pastime-fighting.

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Much of the palace guard had been sent away, and most of the palace's small staff would hide from the Mekinese.

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