YEOMAN


Meaning of YEOMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyō-mən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English yoman, yeman

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household

b. : a person attending or assisting another : retainer

c. : yeoman of the guard

d. : a naval petty officer who performs clerical duties

2.

a. : a person who owns and cultivates a small farm ; specifically : one belonging to a class of English freeholders below the gentry

b. : a person of the social rank of yeoman

3. : one that performs great and loyal service

did a yeoman ' s job in seeing the program through

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.