Yeomanry
yeomen collectively.
a british volunteer cavalry force, formed in 1761, originally composed largely of yeomen, that became part of the british territorial army in 1907.
contemporary examples
california’s new feudalism benefits a few at the expense of the mult-tude joel kotkin october 4, 2013
in the future we’ll all be renters: america’s disappearing middle cl-ss joel kotkin august 9, 2014
historical examples
the life of john marshall (volume 1 of 4) albert j. beveridge
1914 john french, viscount of ypres
a collection of essays and fugitiv writings noah webster
south africa and the transvaal war, vol. 7 louis creswicke
shirley charlotte bront
chantry house charlotte m. yonge
with the british army in the holy land henry osmond lock
new zealanders at gallipoli major fred waite
noun
yeomen collectively
(in britain) a volunteer cavalry force, organized in 1761 for home defence: merged into the territorial army in 1907
n.
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