household troops

American  

plural noun

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

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household troops British  

plural noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of household troops

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

In a recent book called Twentieth Century Socialism, the "household troops" made some startling admissions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rao Phurkay has engaged to bring the Peishwa's household troops over, when the signal is given.

From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Twenty-five thousand household troops, it argued, should be sent up the Euphrates or up the Ganges or up something without delay.

From Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels by Leacock, Stephen

He threw himself among them, called some French guards who were near, and having rescued the household troops and dispersed their assailant, he hurried to the château.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir