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{{also|Yeoman}}
==English==
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===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|yoman}}, {{m|enm|yeman}}, from {{inh|en|ang|*ġēamann}} (compare {{cog|ofs|gāman||villager}}, {{cog|dum|goymann||arbiter}}), compound of {{m|ang|ġē}}, {{m|ang|ġēa||district, region}} (in {{m|ang|ælġē}}, {{m|ang|Sūþriġēa}}), from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*gawją}} (compare {{cog|fy|gea}}, {{m|fy|goa}}, {{cog|nl|gouw}}, {{cog|de|Gau}}) + {{m|ang|mann||man}}.<ref>Robert K. Barnhart, ed., ''Chambers Dictionary of Etymology'', s.v. “yeoman” (Edinburgh: Chambers, [2008], c1988), 1253.</ref><ref>''American Heritage Dictionary'', 4th edn., s.v. “yeoman”.</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|en|/ˈjəʊ.mən/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yeoman.wav |Audio (UK)}}
* {{a|GA}} {{IPA|en|/ˈjoʊ.mən/}}
* {{a|obsolete}} {{IPA|en|/ˈjiː.mən/}}<ref>{{cite-book|author=Thomas Sheridan|title=A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with Regard to Sound and Meaning|volume=2|url= https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=pJoRAAAAIAAJ|archiveurl=|archivedate=|year=1790|publisher=C. Dilly}}</ref>
* {{rhymes|en|əʊmən|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|yeomen}}

# {{lb|en|UK}} An [[official]] providing honorable service in a [[royal]] or high [[noble]] [[household]], ranking between a [[squire]] and a [[page]]. Especially, a [[yeoman of the guard]], a member of a [[ceremonial]] [[bodyguard]] to the [[UK]] [[monarch]] (not to be confused with a [[Yeoman Warder]]).
# {{lb|en|US}} A [[dependable]], [[diligent]], or [[loyal]] worker or someone who does a great service.
# {{lb|en|historical}} A [[former]] [[class]] of small [[freeholder]]s who [[farm]] their own [[land]]; a [[commoner]] of good standing.
# A [[subordinate]], [[deputy]], [[aide]], or [[assistant]].
# A [[Yeoman Warder]].
# A [[clerk]] in the [[US]] [[:w:United States Navy|Navy]], and [[US]] [[:w: United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]].
# {{lb|en|nautical}} In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the [[storeroom]].
# A member of the [[:w:Yeomanry Cavalry|Yeomanry Cavalry]], officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
# A member of the [[:w:Imperial Yeomanry|Imperial Yeomanry]], officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
# Any of various [[nymphalid]] butterflies of the genus {{taxlink|Cirrochroa|genus|ver=190708}}, of Asia and Australasia.

====Derived terms====
{{der-top3}}
* {{l|en|chief yeoman of the signals}}
* {{l|en|common yeoman}}
* {{l|en|good yeoman service}}
* {{l|en|king's yeoman}}
* {{l|en|navigator's yeoman}}
* {{l|en|queen's yeoman}}
* {{l|en|traveling yeoman}}
* {{l|en|yeoman archer}}
* {{l|en|yeoman of the king's pantry}}
* {{l|en|yeoman of the king's buttery}}
* {{l|en|yeoman of the horse or carriage}}
* {{l|en|yeoman usher of the black rod}}
* {{l|en|yeomanry}}
* {{l|en|yeomanry cavalry}}
* {{l|en|yeoman service}}, {{l|en|yeoman's service}}
* {{l|en|yeoman's job}}
* {{l|en|yeoman of the stores}}
* {{l|en|yeoman of the chamber}}
* {{l|en|yeomen of the crown}}
* {{l|en|yeomen of the guard}}
* {{l|en|yeowoman}}
{{der-bottom}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|official in a royal or high noble household}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|small freeholder}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg| йо́мен|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|自耕農|tr=zìgēngnóng}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|kleine landeigenaar}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talonpoika}}
* French: {{t+|fr|franc-tenancier|m}}
* German: {{t|de|Freisasse|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|йо́мен|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|terrateniente|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|subordinate}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|avustaja}}
* French: {{t+|fr|valet|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|gíománach|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|Yeoman Warder}}

{{trans-top|clerk in navy or coast guard}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|писар|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|edecán|m|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|nautical: person in charge of the storeroom}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|[[文書]][[軍士]]|tr=wénshū jūnshì}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====References====
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====Further reading====
* {{pedia}}
* {{R:Britannica 1911|Yeoman}}

[[Category:English terms with mixed convergence]]
{{c|en|Nymphalid butterflies|Occupations}}

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==French==

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|yeoman}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|yeomanerie}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:TLFi}}

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==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|en|yeoman}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|m|yeomeni}}

# {{l|en|yeoman}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-m|pl=yeomeni}}