English · Idiom Historical

Marching Watch

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

The guard of civilians enrolled in London during the Middle Ages to keep order in the streets on the Vigils of St.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Marching Watch” mean?

The guard of civilians enrolled in London during the Middle Ages to keep order in the streets on the Vigils of St.

Is “Marching Watch” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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