household brigade
Military
noun
A brigade comprising troops having (at least nominal) responsibility for guarding the monarch or head of state.
- 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..
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Morning Chronicle.