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

Judge Abbott is, therefore, of good yeomanly pedigree.

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 by Various

"Say as thou list, Wamba," replied the Knight, "these yeomen did thy master Cedric yeomanly service at Torquilstone."

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir

He had the knightly virtues of courtesy and hospitality, and the yeomanly virtues of good temper and friendliness.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)