yeomanry

n. 自由民, 自耕农

发音

US /ˈjoʊmənɹi/
其它

词形变化

yeomanries 复数 yeomanries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.

    自耕农阶级

    历史
  2. 2.

    A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense and later incorporated into the Territorial Army.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

class stratum Home Guard social class

词源

From Middle English ȝemanry, yemandry, yema[n]ri, yemanrye, yomandrye, yomanry; equivalent to yeoman + -ry.

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