noun🔗ShareA class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land."The English countryside was once populated by a strong yeomanry, independent farmers who owned and worked their fields. "historysocietyagriculturepropertypersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army."During the Napoleonic Wars, the local yeomanry drilled regularly, preparing to defend their villages from possible invasion. "militaryhistorygovernmentnationorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
