yeomanry

yeomanry Definition

yeo·manry (-rē)

noun

yeomen collectively
a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 as a home guard, but since 1907, a part of the Territorial Army

yeomanry Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

Modifies a noun

cavalry: She sets at defiance all ' military, ' all ' yeomanry cavalry.
corps: Earlier, Lord Shannon had described a meeting of officers of yeomanry corps, at which ' .. .
regiment: Scottish Horse Museum has memorabilia of one of Scotland's two Highland yeomanry regiments.

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