Royal American Regiment
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The original name of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, which was first raised under that title m Maryland and Pennsylvania, 1755.
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.
Common questions
What does “Royal American Regiment” mean?
The original name of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, which was first raised under that title m Maryland and Pennsylvania, 1755.
Is “Royal American Regiment” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.