The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wardcorps
Wardcorps \Ward"corps`\, n. [Wars + corps.]
Guardian; one set to watch over another. [Obs.] ``Though thou
preyedest Argus . . . to be my wardcorps.''
--Chaucer.
Wiktionary
wardcorps
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A vest designed to protect the body. 2 (context obsolete English) A guardian; one set to watch over another.