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单词 yeomanry
释义

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.
      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.
  • yeoman

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