yeomanry.
A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
Meaning & usage
A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ȝemanry, yemandry, yema[n]ri, yemanrye, yomandrye, yomanry; equivalent to yeoman + -ry.
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