merguard

English

Etymology

From mer- +‎ guard.

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Noun

merguard (plural merguards)

1. (fantasy) A merperson guard.
   • 1999, Bobbi J. G. Weiss, David Cody Weiss, Age of Aquariums, Archway Paperback, →ISBN, page 133:

     He and his merguard surrounded her before she could say a word. "What kind of Conch Queen of Doom are you?" he griped, angrily jabbing at Sabrina with his trident.

   • 2009, Delia Sherman, The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen‎, Viking, →ISBN:

     Two muscular merguards twisted my arms behind my back and tangled my legs in seaweed.

   • 2011, L-J Baker, Promises, Promises, Lethe Press, →ISBN, page 148:

     Mer-guards flanked the front opening to the palace.

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