"yeomanry" meaning in English

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        "A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land."
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        "(historical) A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land."
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          "roman": "zìgēngnóng jiējí",
          "sense": "class",
          "word": "自耕農階級 /自耕农阶级"
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          "word": "talonpojat"
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        "A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army."
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      "roman": "zìgēngnóng jiējí",
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      "word": "自耕農階級 /自耕农阶级"
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