Meaning Of The Word Yeoman

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yeoman
countable noun: In former times, a yeoman was a man who was free and not a servant, and who owned and worked on his own land.

yeoman in American English
an attendant or manservant in a royal or noble household
of or characteristic of yeomen
adjective: of, pertaining to, composed of, or characteristic of yeomen
noun: a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy

yeoman in British English
noun: a member of a class of small freeholders of common birth who cultivated their own land

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