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noun
A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: home guard
noun
class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class
History
From Middle English ȝemanry, yemandry, yema[n]ri, yemanrye, yomandrye, yomanry; equivalent to yeoman + -ry.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
