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Beef-Eaters
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Yeomen of the royal guard, whose institution dates from the reign of Henry VII., and whose office it is to wait upon royalty on high occasions; the name is also given to the warders of the Tower, though they are a separate body and of more recent origin; the name simply means (royal) dependant, a corruption of the French word buffetier , one who attends the sideboard.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Beef-Eaters'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/beef-eaters.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Beef-Eaters'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/beef-eaters.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.