yeomanry

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English ȝemanry, yemandry, yema[n]ri, yemanrye, yomandrye, yomanry; equivalent to yeoman + -ry.

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