Definitions for yeoman of the guard

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

yeo′man of the guard′(n.)

  1. a member of the bodyguard of the English sovereign, instituted 1485: now having purely ceremonial duties.

    Category: Government

Princeton's WordNet

  1. yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater(noun)

    officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch


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