Definition of household troops in English:

household troops

plural noun

(in the UK) troops nominally employed to guard the sovereign.
Example sentencesExamples
- An alien and therefore rather insecure king, Cnut kept a regiment of household troops or ‘housecarls' who were a considerable burden on the country.
- In 1789 the army consisted of household troops, which included the French and Swiss guards, regular forces - around 113,000 infantry, 32,000 cavalry, and under 10,000 gunners - and the militia of about 75,000.
- The empress, with her inexplicable fondness for the man, insists he can be trusted with the household troops, and I'm not in a mood to resist her.
- On the square he met some of the household troops surrounded by an angry mob, who were on the point of killing them.
- There are many examples of loyal household troops fighting for their king to the bitter end.

Definition of household troops in US English:

household troops

plural nounhousˌ(h)ōld ˈtro͞ops

Troops employed to guard a sovereign.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1789 the army consisted of household troops, which included the French and Swiss guards, regular forces - around 113,000 infantry, 32,000 cavalry, and under 10,000 gunners - and the militia of about 75,000.
- An alien and therefore rather insecure king, Cnut kept a regiment of household troops or ‘housecarls' who were a considerable burden on the country.
- The empress, with her inexplicable fondness for the man, insists he can be trusted with the household troops, and I'm not in a mood to resist her.
- There are many examples of loyal household troops fighting for their king to the bitter end.
- On the square he met some of the household troops surrounded by an angry mob, who were on the point of killing them.

单词	household troops
释义	Definition of household troops in English: household troops plural noun (in the UK) troops nominally employed to guard the sovereign. Example sentencesExamples An alien and therefore rather insecure king, Cnut kept a regiment of household troops or ‘housecarls' who were a considerable burden on the country. In 1789 the army consisted of household troops, which included the French and Swiss guards, regular forces - around 113,000 infantry, 32,000 cavalry, and under 10,000 gunners - and the militia of about 75,000. The empress, with her inexplicable fondness for the man, insists he can be trusted with the household troops, and I'm not in a mood to resist her. On the square he met some of the household troops surrounded by an angry mob, who were on the point of killing them. There are many examples of loyal household troops fighting for their king to the bitter end. Definition of household troops in US English: household troops plural nounhousˌ(h)ōld ˈtro͞ops Troops employed to guard a sovereign. Example sentencesExamples In 1789 the army consisted of household troops, which included the French and Swiss guards, regular forces - around 113,000 infantry, 32,000 cavalry, and under 10,000 gunners - and the militia of about 75,000. An alien and therefore rather insecure king, Cnut kept a regiment of household troops or ‘housecarls' who were a considerable burden on the country. The empress, with her inexplicable fondness for the man, insists he can be trusted with the household troops, and I'm not in a mood to resist her. There are many examples of loyal household troops fighting for their king to the bitter end. On the square he met some of the household troops surrounded by an angry mob, who were on the point of killing them.
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