gentleman-pensioner

noun

A member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, a bodyguard to the British monarch.

Meanings

noungentleman-pensioner (plural gentleman-pensioners or gentlemen-pensioners)

plural gentleman-pensioners · plural gentlemen-pensioners

  1. obsoleteA member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, a bodyguard to the British monarch.
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Chicago

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