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Swiss Guard

–noun
a member of a corps of bodyguards protecting the pope, with membership restricted to natives of Switzerland.

Origin:
1690–1700
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Swiss Guard  
n.  A member of a corps of soldiers of Swiss birth employed at the Vatican as bodyguards to the pope.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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