pl. Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. A body of picked troops;
n. Care; protection. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
(Mil.) A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Horse Guards,