quarter guardn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtəɡɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdərˌɡɑrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., guard n.

Etymology: < quarter n. (compare quarter n. 13c, although there is a chronological gap; perhaps compare also quarter n. 16a) + guard n.

Military (chiefly British).

A small guard, originally mounted a short distance in front of each battalion in a camp, and now having mainly ceremonial duties.

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for guard duty > subsidiary

counterguard1523

quarter guard1706

byward1840

1706 Acct. Siege Barcelona 15 For ought I know, they never have more than their Quarter-Guards on all that side.

1741 S. Speed in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 399 Col. Cockran's and Brigadier Lowther's Regiments..were not able to give more than nine men for their quarter-guard.

1758 J. Watson Mil. Dict. (ed. 5) at Guard Quarter Guards are more for preserving the Peace and Tranquillity within the Regiment..than for a Security against the Enemy.

1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 32 On these occasions, the Tents of the Quarter Guards are to be struck.

1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 82 When they drew to the Quarter-Guard, full twenty swords flew clear.

1930 Times 10 Dec. 13/2 As the man attempted to escape two rounds were fired at him from the quarter-guard.

1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army xx. 237 Whether the visitor is to be greeted by quarter guards, lance guards, guards of honour or the whole regiment.., everything will be ‘four-square’ and immaculate.

2004 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 18 Aug. c17 The Quarterguard of Honour, from the 1st and 3rd Battalions, Royal Canadian Regiment, CFB Petawawa, carried the casket.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quarter guard
释义	quarter guardn. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtəɡɑːd/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdərˌɡɑrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., guard n. Etymology: < quarter n. (compare quarter n. 13c, although there is a chronological gap; perhaps compare also quarter n. 16a) + guard n. Military (chiefly British). A small guard, originally mounted a short distance in front of each battalion in a camp, and now having mainly ceremonial duties. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for guard duty > subsidiary counterguard1523 quarter guard1706 byward1840 1706 Acct. Siege Barcelona 15 For ought I know, they never have more than their Quarter-Guards on all that side. 1741 S. Speed in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 399 Col. Cockran's and Brigadier Lowther's Regiments..were not able to give more than nine men for their quarter-guard. 1758 J. Watson Mil. Dict. (ed. 5) at Guard Quarter Guards are more for preserving the Peace and Tranquillity within the Regiment..than for a Security against the Enemy. 1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 32 On these occasions, the Tents of the Quarter Guards are to be struck. 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 82 When they drew to the Quarter-Guard, full twenty swords flew clear. 1930 Times 10 Dec. 13/2 As the man attempted to escape two rounds were fired at him from the quarter-guard. 1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army xx. 237 Whether the visitor is to be greeted by quarter guards, lance guards, guards of honour or the whole regiment.., everything will be ‘four-square’ and immaculate. 2004 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 18 Aug. c17 The Quarterguard of Honour, from the 1st and 3rd Battalions, Royal Canadian Regiment, CFB Petawawa, carried the casket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1706
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