Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
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yeoman | (noun) in former times was free and cultivated his own land | - |
(noun) officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch | Synonyms: beefeater, yeoman of the guard | |
yeomanry | (noun) class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land | - |
(noun) a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army | - |