yeomanry

[ yoh-muh n-ree ]

/ ˈyoʊ mən ri /

yeomen collectively.

a British volunteer cavalry force, formed in 1761, originally composed largely of yeomen, that became part of the British Territorial Army in 1907.

Origin of yeomanry

1325–75; Middle English yemanry; see yeoman, -ry

This decline, not surprisingly, has engendered a dour mood among much of the yeomanry.

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The Yeomanry: In neo-feudalist California, the biggest losers tend to be the old private sector middle class.

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Sits on the bench, I believe; rides a horse in the Yeomanry; very good-looking, quite intelligent.

Yonder |Emily Hilda Young
They were still numerous among the traders and artisans of the towns, and among the yeomanry and peasantry of the open country.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay

For all that, Harold was, during the latter part of his reign, a popular ruler and well beloved both by yeomanry and chieftains.

The Story of Norway |Hjalmar H. Boyesen
The yeomanry of the United States are not the canaille of Paris.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson |Thomas Jefferson
At five o'clock the Yeomanry were called from the reserve at Lala Baba.

New Zealanders at Gallipoli |Major Fred Waite

yeomanry

/ (ˈjəʊmənrɪ) /

yeomen collectively

(in Britain) a volunteer cavalry force, organized in 1761 for home defence: merged into the Territorial Army in 1907