yeomanry

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++yeo·man·ry /ˈjəʊmənri $ ˈjoʊ-/ noun [plural]  literaryBOTA the people in Britain in the past who owned and farmed their own land 〔英国旧时的〕自耕农〔总称〕

Examples from the Corpus

yeomanry• He was in command of the local corps of yeomanry and quickly gathered about ten of them for the defence of Carewscourt.• Four troops of yeomanry were held in reserve in Luton but were not needed.• The Protestant yeomanry still rode around the countryside intent on driving home the lessons of 1798: Rebellion will be punished!• Most families prominent in the iron trade came from the yeomanry and lesser gentry, though there were a few bigger men.• The yeomanry arrived and carted forty-four rioters off to Oxford gaol.

yeo·man·ry nounChineseSyllable  

who in the Corpus in people owned Britain past the and

yeomanry
yeo‧man‧ry /ˈjəʊmənri $ ˈjoʊ-/ noun [plural]
literary the people in Britain in the past who owned and farmed their own land

yeo·man·ryBrE /ˈjəʊmənri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjoʊmənri/ 🔊 noun [singular + singular or plural verb] (in Britain in the past) the social class of farmers who owned their land （统称英国旧时的）自耕农(in Britain in the past) farmers who became soldiers and provided their own horses （英国旧时的）携马当兵的农民