| 单词 | town guard |
| 释义 | > as lemmastown guard town guard n. (a) the guard (guard n. 9a) policing a garrison town; (b) (in Scotland) the military or quasi-military guard (guard n. 9a) of a town, responsible for keeping public order (now historical). [Compare earlier town watch n. at Compounds 1a(a)(ii).] ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > quasi-military guard of town town guard1608 society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > guard policing garrison town town guard1608 1608 E. Grimeston tr. J. F. Le Petit Gen. Hist. Netherlands xii. 792 By chance a souldier of the town guard [Fr. de la garde de la ville], walking vp and down, met them, and knew them. 1690 Haddington Burgh Rec. 10 May in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Toun The counsell allows ane accompt dew to John Lamb for match furnished to the toun guard. 1709 D. Defoe Hist. Union Great Brit. Of Carrying on of Treaty 68 The Magistrates had sent for the Town Guard to protect the second Officer in Reading. 1805 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. I. 107 To raise, for the defence of the city [sc. Edinburgh], a corps of no fewer than 126 men,..which is called the town-guard. 1811 Gen. Regulations & Orders Army 101 An Adjutant of the Day is to be furnished from the Regiment which gives the Town Guard, or the Commander in Chief's Guard. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 142 There was a centinel upon guard, who, (that one town-guard soldier might do his duty..) presented his piece, and desired the foremost of the rioters to stand off. 1908 Hist. War S. Afr. III. xx. 480 They attacked the garrison, which consisted of a half company of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders and the town guard. 2004 G. Rosie Curious Scotl. (2006) 136 The graveyards of Glasgow were carefully watched by the town guard. < as lemmas |
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