1. Class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
   "The yeomanry formed an important part of medieval English society"
    
2. A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defence later incorporated into the Territorial Army
   "The yeomanry played a crucial role in local defence during the Napoleonic Wars"

Derived forms: yeomanries

Type of: class, home guard, social class, socio-economic class, stratum

Part of: Territorial Army

Encyclopedia: Yeomanry