royal household (noun)

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• (the) royal household — the royal household [the royal household] noun the staff of a British king or queen. Its senior members include the ↑Lord Chamberlain, and it also includes representatives of the armed forces and the church, medical staff and various other… …   Useful english dictionary

• royal household — noun The immediate family and principal courtiers and servants of a monarch …   Wiktionary

• royal warrant — noun An official authorization to supply goods to a royal household • • • Main Entry: ↑royal * * * ˌroyal ˈwarrant 7 [royal warrant] noun usually singular a king s or queen s permission for a company to supply goods to them and to advertise …   Useful english dictionary

• household — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ average ▪ The average household spends more on housing than on food. ▪ domestic, private, etc. ▪ rural …   Collocations dictionary

• household — 1. noun /ˈhaʊshəʊld,ˈhaʊshoʊld/ Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment. Although I was a member of the royal household, I was not among the… …   Wiktionary

• household — /ˈhaʊshoʊld / (say howshohld) noun 1. the people of a house collectively; in previous times, a family, including servants, etc.; a domestic establishment. –adjective 2. of or relating to a household; domestic: household furniture. 3. used for… …  

• Household Brigade — /ˌhaʊshoʊld brəˈgeɪd/ (say .howshohld bruh gayd) noun the regiments of cavalry and foot guards which provide escorts and guards for the British sovereign and the royal family …  

• lord chamberlain — noun or lord chamberlain of the household : a royal officer and government official in England whose duties include the appointment of professional men and tradesmen for the court, the regulation of the royal theaters and chapels royal, and the… …   Useful english dictionary

• knight marshal — noun (plural knights marshals) 1. : a former military officer analogous to the modern quartermaster 2. : a onetime officer of the British royal household who had judicial cognizance of transgressions committed in the royal household or verge and… …   Useful english dictionary

• king's peace — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized K&P Etymology: Middle English kynges pees 1. : the special protection secured by the monarch in Anglo Saxon and medieval England to particular persons (as members of the royal household) or places (as the king s… …   Useful english dictionary

• equerry — noun (plural ries) Etymology: modification of Middle French ecurie, escuyrie squires (collectively), duties of a squire, care of horses, stable, from escuier squire more at esquire Date: 1591 1. an officer of a prince or noble charged with the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary