The Collaborative International Dictionary
Walloon guard
Walloons \Wal*loons"\, n. pl.; sing. Walloon. [Cf. F. wallon.]
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which
comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Li['e]ge, and
Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the
language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
[Written also Wallons.] ``A base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot
with a spear.''
--Shak.
Walloon guard, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons.