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
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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