palace guard

noun

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

Origin of palace guard

First recorded in 1885–90

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His books include The American Dream, Deadlines and Datelines, The Camera Never Blinks, and The palace guard.
Where's The Outrage? | Dan Rather | February 12, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
Telling the palace guard his purpose, he was admitted to the sovereign's presence.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala | Various
It is true that we were commanded by our master to keep his palace guard within the city walls, and these must stay.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
In a short quarter of an hour the drums of the Plassenburg palace guard had beaten to arms.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
During his novitiate as a palace guard the other men had instructed him in the science of their pastime-fighting.
The Martian Cabal | Roman Frederick Starzl

Much of the palace guard had been sent away, and most of the palace's small staff would hide from the Mekinese.
Talents, Incorporated | William Fitzgerald Jenkins

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