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yeomanry

[ yoh-muhn-ree ]

noun

  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.


yeomanry

/ ˈəʊə԰ɪ /

noun

  1. yeomen collectively
  2. (in Britain) a volunteer cavalry force, organized in 1761 for home defence: merged into the Territorial Army in 1907
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yeomanry1

1325–75; Middle English yemanry; yeoman, -ry
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Example Sentences

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Kaplan recognizes the synergy produced when these themes overlap, as when Jefferson’s myth of a nation founded on yeomanry combined with his intense hatred of Britain to form the building blocks of his political ideology.

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Though his music certainly possesses a hostile streak — listen to the striking volte-face in his “Peterloo Overture,” as he depicts armed yeomanry descending on amassed protesters — Arnold never gave up on the power of melody.

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"A serviceable stint as a small-state senator, eight years of unremarkable vice-presidential yeomanry, and — lest we forget — an unblemished losing record in presidential campaigns."

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Tens of thousands of working-class and feminist activists descend on the semi-enclosed space, where they’re met by soldiers and yeomanry being directed by the magistrates who watch the proceedings from a disdainful distance.

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If unrest was threatened, local militias, amateur yeomanry on horseback or the army had to be called out.

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