yeomanry


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
yeomanry/ˈjəʊmənri/
noun [treated as sing. or pl.] historical a body of yeomen, or yeomen collectively.

■ (in Britain) a volunteer cavalry force raised from the yeomanry (1794–1908).

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