Yeoman of the guard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
    beefeater; yeoman.

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  1. one of the bodyguard of the English sovereign, consisting of the hundred yeomen, armed with partisans, and habited in the costume of the sixteenth century. They are members of the royal household.

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