Category:Yeomanry

Yeo"man*ry, n.

1. The position or rank of a yeoman. [obs.] "his estate of yeomanry." Chaucer.

2. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders. The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct for dominion. Bancroft.

3. The yeomanry cavalry. [eng.] Yeomanry cavalry, certain bodies of Volunteer cavalry liable to service in great britain only. [eng.]