释义 |
yeomanryyeo‧man‧ry /ˈjəʊmənri $ ˈjoʊ-/ noun [plural] - Four troops of yeomanry were held in reserve in Luton but were not needed.
- He was in command of the local corps of yeomanry and quickly gathered about ten of them for the defence of Carewscourt.
- Most families prominent in the iron trade came from the yeomanry and lesser gentry, though there were a few bigger men.
- The yeomanry arrived and carted forty-four rioters off to Oxford gaol.
- The Protestant yeomanry still rode around the countryside intent on driving home the lessons of 1798: Rebellion will be punished!
literary the people in Britain in the past who owned and farmed their own land |