noun Download 🔗Share A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land. Examples : "The English countryside was once populated by a strong yeomanry, independent farmers who owned and worked their fields. " history society agriculture property person job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army. Examples : "During the Napoleonic Wars, the local yeomanry drilled regularly, preparing to defend their villages from possible invasion. " military history government nation organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading