YEOMANRIES

Noun

yeomanries

plural of yeomanry

Source: Wiktionary


YEOMANRY

Yeo"man*ry, n.

1. The position or rank of a yeoman. [Obs.] "His estate of yeomanry." Chaucer.

2. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders. The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct for dominion. Bancroft.

3. The yeomanry cavalry. [Eng.] Yeomanry cavalry, certain bodies of volunteer cavalry liable to service in Great Britain only. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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