Associations to the word «Yeoman»

Wiktionary

YEOMAN, noun. An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a Yeoman of the Guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder).
YEOMAN, noun. (historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
YEOMAN, noun. A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
YEOMAN, noun. A Yeoman Warder.
YEOMAN, noun. A clerk in the US navy, and US Coast Guard.
YEOMAN, noun. (nautical) In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
YEOMAN, noun. A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
YEOMAN, noun. A member of the Imperial Yeomanry officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
YEOMAN OF THE CHAMBER, noun. (obsolete) a servant in a royal household who had access to the bedchamber
YEOMAN OF THE GUARD, noun. A member of the British ruler's personal guard.
YEOMAN SERVICE, noun. Alternative form of yeoman's service
YEOMAN WARDER, noun. A Yeoman Warder of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London

Dictionary definition

YEOMAN, noun. Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch.
YEOMAN, noun. In former times was free and cultivated his own land.

Wise words

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
Confucius