n. pl.; sing. Walloon /sing>. [ Cf. F. wallon. ] A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liége, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively. [ Written also Wallons. ] “A base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot with a spear.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Walloon guard, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons. [ 1913 Webster ]