YEOMANRY


Meaning of YEOMANRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyō-mən-rē ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : the body of yeomen ; specifically : the body of small landed proprietors of the middle class

2. : a British volunteer cavalry force created from yeomen in 1761 as a home defense force and reorganized in 1907 as part of the territorial force

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