pensioners

n. (pl.) attendants of the king or queenwho received a pension or annual allowance,i.e. areference to the fifty gentlemen pensioners,members of the royal bodyguard of Queen Elizabeth who weremagnificently dressed in uniforms adorned with goldlaces and jewels. 国王近侍——暗指伊莉莎白女王之五十名禁卫，皆为服装豪华、镶金佩玉的贵族子弟。
△Mid. 2.1.10:“The cowslips tall her pensioners be，”高高的莲馨花是她的侍卫。
△Wiv.2.2. 80(76):“and yet there has beenearls,nay,(which is more) pensioners，”可是有好多位伯爵，可不，还有更大的官儿——女王的贴身侍从呢。