YEOMANRY


Meaning of YEOMANRY in English

/yoh"meuhn ree/ , n.

1. yeomen collectively.

2. a British volunteer cavalry force, formed in 1761, originally composed largely of yeomen, that became part of the British Territorial Army in 1907.

[ 1325-75; ME yemanry; see YEOMAN, -RY ]

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