yeomanry

English

Etymology

From Middle English ȝemanry, yemandry, yema[n]ri, yemanrye, yomandrye, yomanry; equivalent to yeoman +‎ -ry.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈjoʊmənɹi/

Noun

yeomanry (plural yeomanries)

1. (historical) A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
   • 1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume (please specify |volume=I to X), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company [et al.], →OCLC:

     The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct for dominion.

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

Related terms

• yeoman

Translations

class

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自耕農階級／自耕农阶级 (zìgēngnóng jiējí)

• Finnish: talonpojat pl, talonpoikaisto