yeoman
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Apparently a reduced form of youngman (“‘attendant, servant’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
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yeoman (plural yeomen)
- An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page.
- (historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
- A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
- A Yeoman Warder.
- A clerk in the US navy, and US Coast Guard.
- (nautical) In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
- A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
- A member of the Imperial Yeomanry officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
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[edit] Translations
official in a royal or high noble household
small freeholder
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Yeoman Warder — see Yeoman Warder
clerk in navy or coast guard
nautical: person in charge of the storeroom
[edit] See also
Yeoman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
yeoman in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.