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• Yeoman — is noun used to indicate a variety of positions or social classes. In the 16th century, a yeoman was also a farmer of middling social status who owned his own land and often farmed it himself; an equivalent in Germany is Freibauer ( freehold… …   Wikipedia

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• yeoman — /yoh meuhn/, n., pl. yeomen, adj. n. 1. a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy. 2. Brit. a farmer who cultivates his own land. 3. Hist. one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the gentry, who cultivated… …   Universalium

• yeoman — [yō′mən] n. pl. yeomen [yō′mən] [ME yeman, prob. contr. < yengman, yung man, lit., young man] 1. [Brit. Historical] a) an attendant or manservant in a royal or noble household b) an assistant or subordinate, as to a sheriff c) a freeholder of… …   English World dictionary

• yeoman — yeo•man [[t]ˈyoʊ mən[/t]] n. pl. men, adj. 1) mil an enlisted person in the U.S. Navy whose duties are chiefly clerical 2) brit. a farmer who cultivates his own land 3) why (formerly, in England) a) one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the …   From formal English to slang

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• yeo|man — «YOH muhn», noun, plural men. 1. U.S. Navy. a petty officer who has charge of supplies and accounts and acts as a secretary or clerk. 2. British. a yeoman of the guard. 3. in Great Britain (chiefly historically): a) a man who owned a small amount …   Useful english dictionary

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