yeomanry

American  

[yoh-muhn-ree] / ˈyoʊ mən ri /

noun

1. yeomen collectively.

2. a British volunteer cavalry force, formed in 1761, originally composed largely of yeomen, that became part of the British Territorial Army in 1907.

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yeomanry British  

/ ˈjəʊmənrɪ /

noun

1. yeomen collectively

2. (in Britain) a volunteer cavalry force, organized in 1761 for home defence: merged into the Territorial Army in 1907

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Etymology

Origin of yeomanry

1325–75; Middle English yemanry; see yeoman, -ry

Example Sentences

Kaplan recognizes the synergy produced when these themes overlap, as when Jefferson’s myth of a nation founded on yeomanry combined with his intense hatred of Britain to form the building blocks of his political ideology.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

Tens of thousands of working-class and feminist activists descend on the semi-enclosed space, where they’re met by soldiers and yeomanry being directed by the magistrates who watch the proceedings from a disdainful distance.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2019

Now, as the yeomanry became engulfed in the melee, the Hussars charged in after them and the crowd began to flee as best they could, screaming in terror and tripping over each other.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2018

The yeomanry plunged into the crowd at a gallop, attempting to accompany Nadin to the hustings.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2018

Our treasured and nostalgic picture of the village general store, the cracker-barrel store where an informed yeomanry gather to express opinions and formulate the national character, is very rapidly disappearing.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck