yeomanry – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
yeomanry
n.
independent farmers; landowners; horsemen of the national guard (England)
Yeomanry
Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the
British Army Reserve, descended from volunteer
cavalry regiments. Today, Yeomanry units serve in a variety of different military roles.
yeomanry
Noun
1. class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
(hypernym) class, social class, socio-economic class
2. a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
(hypernym) guard, bodyguard
(part-holonym) Territorial Army
yeomanry
n.
yeomanry, independent farmers; horsemen of the national guard (England)
Yeomanry
(n.)
The yeomanry cavalry.
(n.)
The position or rank of a yeoman.
(n.)
The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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