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(Leve-gard,) Leive-guaird, Lieveguard, Leaff-gaird, Lov(e)guard, n. [Cf. LG. liivgarde, obs. Du. lijfgarde, Da. (18th c.) livguard, -garde, Germ. leibgarde, e.m.E. liefguard (1648), and Lifegard n.] A bodyguard of soldiers (for the King, a great lord or a general); the regiment providing such a bodyguard. — 1643 Black Bk. Taymouth 100.
Sir Robert gawe to four gentlemen that did goe to England then in the Marques of Argyll his lovguard the soume of five hundreth merkis 1650 Nicoll Diary 21.
The King … ryding with his nobles and leaff-gaird up throw the Cannogait to the Castell of Edinburgh 1659 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 166.
A captane of the Kings leive guaird 1672 Rothesay B. Rec. 236.
Johne Pollok, serjand of the pairtie now at Bute in my Lord Levingstouns company of His Majesties loveguard 1690 A. Shields Grievances and Sufferings 54.
The old dragoons, the late king's lieve-guard and others … enriched themselves with the spoylls of the oppressed country
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