YEOMANRY

yeomanry

(noun) a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army

yeomanry

(noun) class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land

Source: WordNet® 3.1

yeomanry (plural yeomanries)

(historical) A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.

A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army.

Source: Wiktionary

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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