Associations to the word «Yeomanry»

Wiktionary

YEOMANRY, noun. A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
YEOMANRY, noun. A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army.

Dictionary definition

YEOMANRY, noun. Class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
YEOMANRY, noun. A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army.

Wise words

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