yeomanry

1. n. The position or rank of a yeoman. Source: opted

2. n. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders. Source: opted

3. n. The yeomanry cavalry. Source: opted

4. n. class of small class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/freeholders">freeholders who cultivated their own land Source: wordnet

5. n. a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army Source: wordnet

6. 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

7. n. class of small class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/freeholders">freeholders who cultivated their own land n. a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army Source: ecdict

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