yeoman

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Apparently a reduced form of youngman (“‘attendant, servant’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈjəʊ.mən/
• (US) IPA: /ˈjoʊ.mən/
• Rhymes: -əʊmən

[edit] Noun

yeoman (plural yeomen)

1. An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page.
2. (historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
3. A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
4. A Yeoman Warder.
5. A clerk in the US navy, and US Coast Guard.
6. (nautical) In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
7. A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
8. A member of the Imperial Yeomanry officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.

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[edit] See also

• Yeoman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• yeoman in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.