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Meaning of Yeomanry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈjoʊmənɹi

Definitions

  1. A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
    historical
  2. A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army.

Equivalents

العربية ملّاك الأرض
Suomi talonpoikaisto talonpojat
Français yeomanry

Examples

“The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct for dominion.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Yeomans Yeomen Yeonbyeon Yeong Yeongnam yeoperson

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