yeomanly

American  

[yoh-muhn-lee] / ˈyoʊ mən li /

adjective

1. of the condition or rank of a yeoman.

2. pertaining to or befitting a yeoman; loyal, staunch, sturdy, etc.

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adverb

1. like or as befits a yeoman.

yeomanly British  

/ ˈjəʊmənlɪ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or like a yeoman

2. having the virtues attributed to yeomen, such as staunchness, loyalty, and courage

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adverb

1. in a yeomanly manner, as in being brave, staunch, or loyal

Etymology

Origin of yeomanly

First recorded in 1350–1400, yeomanly is from the Middle English word yemanly. See yeoman, -ly

Example Sentences

We also want to thank Clay Eals for his yeomanly work as editor-in-chief and general whip-cracker.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2018

Most yeomanly English novelist since Galsworthy, Sir Hugh Walpole was finishing a long Elizabethan adventure story "to keep myself quiet."

From Time Magazine Archive

Well could he dress his tackle yeomanly: His arrows drooped not with feathers low, And in his hand he bare a mighty bow.

From Chaucer by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir

Well and yeomanly done!" shouted the robbers; "fair play and Old England for ever!

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir

Well could he dress his tackle yeomanly: His arrows drooped not with feathers low; And in his hand he bare a mighty bow.

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing