YEOMAN

Yeoman

The Yeoman was a social class in England from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century of a free man who owned his own farm. Yeoman was also a rank or position in a noble household, with titles such as Yeoman of the Chamber, Yeoman of the Crown, Yeoman Usher, and King's Yeoman. Most of these, including the Yeomen of the Guard, had the duty of protecting the sovereign and other dignitaries as a bodyguard, and carrying out various duties for the sovereign as assigned to his office.

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yeoman

Noun

  1. An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page.
  2. A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
  3. A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
  4. A Yeoman Warder.
  5. A clerk in the US navy, and US Coast Guard.
  6. In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
  7. A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
  8. A member of the Imperial Yeomanry officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.


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