单词 | household division |
释义 | > as lemmashousehold division household division n. (frequently with capital initials) Military a division comprising troops with (at least nominal) responsibility for guarding the monarch or head of state; spec. (in the British Army) the Household Cavalry, the Foot Guards, and (since 2004) the London Regiment of the Territorial Army (cf. household brigade n., household troops n.). ΚΠ 1859 Daily News 7 Mar. 4/5 With most versatile genius, with no small audacity must officers of the Household division be endowed. 1967 Los Angeles Times 2 Nov. iv. 1/3 The Welsh and Scots Guards..are regiments of the Foot Guards of Her Majesty's Own Household Division. 2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty vii. 104 He then started to see the Queen frequently as he had been appointed Staff Captain of the Household Division, based at Horse Guards. < as lemmas |
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