Look up: Yeoman

1. Yeoman
   Early references usually refer to Knights retainers but later the term came to mean a freeholder or tenant engaged in agriculture. The major difference from the minor gentry was that a yeoman would put his own hand to work rather than employ servants. Economically yeomen could and many did acquire s...
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2. Yeoman
   Ancient Measurement Terms: See Man-at-Arms.
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3. yeoman
   [n] - officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch 2. [n] - in former times was free and cultivated his own land
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4. yeoman
   In England, a small landowner who farmed his own fields - a system that formed a bridge between the break-up of feudalism and the agrarian revolution of the 18th-19th centuries. ...
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5. Yeoman
   Yeo'man noun ; plural Yeomen . [ Middle English yoman , ʒeman , ʒoman ; of uncertain origin; perhaps the first, syllable is akin to OFries. gā district, region, German gau , Old Hig...
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6. yeoman
   Origin: OE. Yoman, yeman, yoman; of uncertain origin; perhaps the first, syllable is akin to OFries. Ga district, region, G. Gau, OHG. Gewi, gouwi, Goth. Gawi. ... 1. A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born. ... A yeoman in England i...
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7. yeoman
   noun in former times was free and cultivated his own land
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8. yeoman
   beefeater noun officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
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9. Yeoman
   • (n.) An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores. • (n.) A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born. • (n.) A yeoman of the guard; al...
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10. yeoman
    in English history, a class intermediate between the gentry and the labourers; a yeoman was usually a landholder but could also be a retainer, ... [3 related articles]
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11. Yeoman
    Yeoman is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `retainer` The name Yeoman doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Yeoman seems to be unique!
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12. yeoman
    yeoman (yō'mun) , class in English society. The term has always been ill-defined, but generally it means a freeholder of a lower status than gentleman who cultivates his own land. With the breakdown of medieval systems of tenure the numbers of this class increased and formed the basis for ...
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13. Yeoman
    In the United States this word does not appear to have any very exact meaning. It is usually put as an addition to the names of parties in declarations and indictments. In England it signifies a free man who has land of the value of forty shillings a year; a free-man, who owned his land.
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14. Yeoman
    The Yeoman of The Guard are bodyguards to the British sovereign. They were first appointed by Henry VII, and now act chiefly as warders at the Tower Of London.
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15. yeoman
    In England, a small landowner who farmed his own fields – a system that formed a bridge between the break-up of feudalism and the agrarian revolution of the 18th–19th centuries
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16. Yeoman
    free born servant
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17. Yeoman
    `Yeoman` could refer to a free man holding a small landed estate, a minor landowner, a small prosperous farmer (especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century), a deputy, assistant, journeyman, or a loyal or faithful servant. Work "performed or rendered in a loyal, valiant, useful, or ...
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18. Yeoman
    (Wild Cards) `Yeoman` (real name `Daniel Brennan`) is a fictional character in the Wild Cards series of books. He was created by John J. Miller and first appeared in the short story Comes a Hunter in the first book of the series. A masked, bow and arrow wielding vigilante, Yeoman was a...
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19. Yeoman
    (F) `Yeoman (F)` was a rank in the U.S. Naval Reserve in World War I. The first Yeoman (F) was Loretta Perfectus Walsh. At the time, the women were popularly referred to as "yeomanettes" or even "yeowomen", although the official designation was Yeoman (F). In March 1917, S...
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20. Yeoman
    (US Navy) `Yeoman` is the oldest rating in the United States Navy. Yeomen perform secretarial and clerical work. They deal with visitors, telephone calls and incoming mail. They organize files and operate work = University of California Berkeley, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps | publish...
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