Yeoman
WordNet

noun


(1)   In former times was free and cultivated his own land
(2)   Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page.
  2. 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. 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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