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yeoman /yōˈmən/ noun (pl yeoˈmen)- A gentleman serving in a royal or noble household, ranking between a sergeant and a groom (historical)
- After the 15c, a member of a class of small farmers, usu freeholders, the next grade below gentlemen (often serving as foot soldiers; historical)
- Any small farmer or countryman above the grade of labourer
- An assistant to an official
- A member of the yeomanry cavalry or of the yeomen of the guard
- A petty officer on a warship whose duties are clerical
ORIGIN: ME yoman or yeman; perh for young man yeoˈmanly adjective - Of yeoman's rank
- Humble and honest
- Staunch
- Brave
adverb Staunchly or bravely yeoˈmanry noun - The collective body of smaller freeholders
- A cavalry volunteer force in Great Britain formed during the wars of the French Revolution, later mechanized as part of the Territorial Army
yeoman service or yeoman's service noun Powerful aid, such as came from the yeomen in the English armies of early times Yeomen of the Guard plural noun A veteran company of picked soldiers, employed on special occasions in conjunction with the gentlemen-at-arms as the sovereign's bodyguard (constituted a corps in 1485 by Henry VII, and still wearing the costume of that period) |