(US, _, military, historical) The prison of a regimental post.
(US, _, military, historical) The prison of a regimental post.
The regimental guardhouse was on the ground floor of the Regimental Headquarters Building at its southern end, facing the quadrangle. It was modern in every respect and about as secure as any prison. There were never more than about fift…
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The troops stationed at such a post.
(UK, _, military, informal, obsolete) A captain of the 18th or 19th-century Royal Navy in command of a vessel, with his subsequent promotions almost always determined by seniority rather than merit or ability.
A permanent military post.
(US) After the Emancipation Proclamation.
(US) A low-security federal prison.