| 单词 | household brigade |
| 释义 | > as lemmashousehold brigade household brigade n. (frequently with capital initials) Military a brigade comprising troops having (at least nominal) responsibility for guarding the monarch or head of state (cf. household troops n.).In the British Army prior to 1950 the term Household Brigade referred only to the Household Cavalry; it was subsequently extended to include the foot guards (Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh guards). The Household Brigade became the Household Division as part of a wider reorganization of the army in 1968. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > lifeguard or bodyguard > [noun] > specific praetorya1387 pretoira1393 Switzer1591 Scots Guard1602 palatines1623 Swiss guardc1660 yeomanry1673 immortal1803 household brigade1814 Varangian Guard1831 1814 Morning Chron. 1 Apr. The household brigade is ordered up. 1893 Eng. Illustr. Mag. 125/1 The bantering cry of a commanding officer of a cavalry regiment of the Household Brigade at Waterloo. 1959 Classical Rev. 9 289/1 The picked troops of the household brigade. 2005 D. French Mil. Identities vi. 150 The Household Brigade and the cavalry usually enjoyed more rapid promotion than the infantry. < as lemmas |
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