yeomanly
Americanadjective
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of the condition or rank of a yeoman.
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pertaining to or befitting a yeoman; loyal, staunch, sturdy, etc.
adverb
adjective
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of, relating to, or like a yeoman
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having the virtues attributed to yeomen, such as staunchness, loyalty, and courage
adverb
Etymology
Origin of yeomanly
First recorded in 1350–1400, yeomanly is from the Middle English word yemanly. See yeoman, -ly
Example Sentences
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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
Judge Abbott is, therefore, of good yeomanly pedigree.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 by Various
Well could he dress his tackle yeomanly: His arrows droopèd not with feathers low, And in his hand he bare a mighty bow.
From The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History by Kingsley, Rose Georgina
The yeomanly churl!—I would give something to know how he has got such a hank over me.
From The Surgeon's Daughter by Scott, Walter, Sir
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