{{Short description|Military rank}} {{For|the film|Captain of the Guard (film)}} {{morerefs|date=April 2024}} [[Image:The Captain of the Noble Guard Illustration for Il costume antico e moderno by Giulio Ferrario Europa Vol VII pt 2 1831 (7).jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Captain of the Noble Guard]] The '''Captain of the Guard''' is a position for a military force. It is also a position within jail and prison staffing.
==Uses== ===Military use=== A Captain of the Guard is the commanding position of a [[military]] security force. The position of Captain of the Guard is no longer associated with the rank of [[Captain (land)|Captain]]. The Guard is commonly associated with [[bodyguard]] duty for [[Monarchy|royalty]] like the [[royal guard]]s or [[head of state]], but the Guard can refer to the military security force of a [[city]] or region such as a [[province]], [[Federated state|state]], or [[Territory (administrative division)|territory]].
===Jail and prison use=== A captain of the guard is the leading guard for correctional institutes, such as jails and prisons, in some jurisdictions.
===Jewish temple guard=== The captain of the guard oversaw a guard over the [[temple in Jerusalem]], which consisted of three [[cohenim|priests]] and 21 [[levite]]s.<ref>{{Cite Jewish Encyclopedia|wstitle=Temple, Administration and Service of|first1=Joseph|last1=Jacobs|first2=Judah David|last2=Eisenstein}}, accessed 13 April 2024</ref> The position is referred to in the [[New Testament]] at [[Acts 4#Verse 1|Acts 4:1]].<ref>{{bibleverse|Acts|4:1|NIV}}: [[New International Version]]</ref>
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