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main guard

noun

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  1. A body of troops comprising the chief guard units, especially a unit of cavalry on the…

    A body of troops comprising the chief guard units, especially a unit of cavalry on the wing of a camp towards the enemy, or a group of soldiers in a fortress responsible for dealing with disturbers of the peace.

  2. The keep of a castle

    The keep of a castle; a guardhouse or building in a fortress where such a body of troops is lodged.

    • [A]fter an obstinate engagement, in which divers wounds were given and received, every soul of them was taken, and conveyed to the main-guard, where the commanding officer […] set them all at liberty […].

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