Yeomen Warders - Wikipedia

The Yeomen Warders of His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. In principle they are the palace guard, responsible for looking after any prisoners in the Tower, and safeguarding the British crown jewels. They have also

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Beefeaterとの異称の語源には諸説。一つは糧食に肉が入っててその中で牛が好まれていたから。古英語での卑しい召使hláf-æta。特に根拠はないそうだがOEDではフランス語"buffetier (waiter)"に由来するのではという推測も。