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household troops

–noun
troops guarding or attending a sovereign or a sovereign's residence.

Origin:
1705–15
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household troops  
pl.n.  The regiments of cavalry and infantry that escort and guard a sovereign and a royal family.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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