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yeomanry(dictionary)
yeomanry(dictionary)

yeomanry (iou)



yeomanry noun. LME.
[from YEOMAN + -RY.]
I.
The body of yeomen or small landed proprietors, yeomen collectively. Now Hist. LME.
b. The general body of freemen of a livery company. Long obsolete exc. Hist. L15.
A company of yeomen or attendants. Only in 17.
A volunteer cavalry force in the British army, originally formed in 1794 chiefly of men of the yeomanry class and now incorporated in the Territorial Army. Also (Hist.) The Yeomanry Cavalry, The Imperial Yeomanry. L18.
II.
The condition of a yeoman; yeomanhood. LME-E17.
A thing pertaining to or characteristic of a yeoman; honest or homely speech (befitting a good yeoman); yeoman's dress. L15-L16.