"yeomanry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjoʊmənɹi/ [US] Forms: yeomanries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ȝemanry, yemandry, yema[n]ri, yemanrye, yomandrye, yomanry; equivalent to yeoman + -ry. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ȝemanry}} Middle English ȝemanry, {{m|enm|yemandry}} yemandry, {{m|enm|yemari|yema􂀿n􂁀ri}} yema[n]ri, {{m|enm|yemanrye}} yemanrye, {{m|enm|yomandrye}} yomandrye, {{m|enm|yomanry}} yomanry, {{suffix|en|yeoman|ry}} yeoman + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun}} yeomanry (plural yeomanries)
  1. (historical) A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land. Tags: historical Translations (class): 自耕農階級 (Chinese Mandarin), 自耕农阶级 (zìgēngnóng jiējí) (Chinese Mandarin), talonpojat [plural] (Finnish), talonpoikaisto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-yeomanry-en-noun-IA8FUiSF Disambiguation of 'class': 100 0
  2. A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army. Categories (topical): Collectives, Military
    Sense id: en-yeomanry-en-noun-R7Ww-ZBc Disambiguation of Collectives: 14 86 Disambiguation of Military: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yeoman

Inflected forms

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