yeoman

yeo·man  (ymn)

n.

1.

a. An attendant, servant, or lesser official in a royal or noble household.

b. A yeoman of the guard.

2. A petty officer performing chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.

3. An assistant or other subordinate, as of a sheriff.

4. A diligent, dependable worker.

5. A farmer who cultivates his own land, especially a member of a former class of small freeholders in England.

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[Middle English yoman, perhaps from Old English *gaman, from Old Frisian gman, villager : g, region, district + man, man; see man-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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yeoman [ˈjəʊmən]

n pl -men

1. (Historical Terms) History

a.  a member of a class of small freeholders of common birth who cultivated their own land

b.  an assistant or other subordinate to an official, such as a sheriff, or to a craftsman or trader

c.  an attendant or lesser official in a royal or noble household

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) another name for yeoman of the guard

3. (Historical Terms) (modifier) characteristic of or relating to a yeoman

4. (Military) a petty officer or noncommissioned officer in the Royal Navy or Marines in charge of signals

[perhaps from yongman young man]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yeoman - officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch beefeater, yeoman of the guard bodyguard, escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	2.	yeoman - in former times was free and cultivated his own land freeholder - the owner of a freehold

Translations

yeoman [ˈjəʊmən] N (yeomen (pl)) (Brit) (Hist)

1. (also yeoman farmer) → pequeño propietario m, terrateniente m rural

2. (Mil) → soldado m (voluntario)de caballería
yeoman of the guard → alabardero m de la Casa Real
to give yeoman service → prestar grandes servicios

yeoman [ˈjəʊmən] n
Yeoman of the Guard → hallebardier m de la garde royale

yeoman

n pl <-men>

(Hist: = small landowner) → Freibauer m; yeoman farmer (Hist) → Freibauer m

Yeoman of the Guard → königlicher Leibgardist; to do yeoman service → treue Dienste leisten (for sb jdm)

yeoman [ˈjəʊmən] n (-men (pl)) (Brit) (old) → piccolo proprietario terriero

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yeoman [ˈjəʊmən] n (-men (pl)) (Brit) (old) → piccolo proprietario terriero