yeoman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈjəʊ.mən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈjɐʉ.mən/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈjiː.mən/ (obsolete)
- /ˈjəʉ.mən/ (Australia)
- /ˈjoʊ.mən/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English yeman, yoman, of disputed etymology: * From Old English *ġēamann, from Proto-West Germanic *gawamann, variant of *gauwjamann (compare Old Frisian gāman (“villager”), Middle High German göuman (“peasant”)), compound of Proto-West Germanic *gawi (“shire, district”) (compare Old English -ġē, -ġēa (“district, region”) (in ælġē, Sūþriġēa), West Frisian gea, goa, Dutch gouw, German Gau) + *mann (“man”). * A contraction of yong man; compare dialectal yeomath (“aftermath”) for a possible parallel.
Meanings
- (UK) 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).
- (US) A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service.
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(historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
This model of production costs might alternatively be derived from a yeoman farmer model, in which households supply goods directly[.]
2003, Michael Woodford, Interest and Prices, →ISBN, page 150:
- A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
- A Yeoman Warder.
- A clerk in the US Navy, and US Coast Guard.
- In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
- A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
- A member of the Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cirrochroa, of Asia and Australasia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yeomen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
good yeoman service · king's yeoman · yeoman of the horse or carriage · yeowoman · yeoman archer · chief yeoman of the signals · yeomen of the crown · yeoman of the stores · yeomanry · yeoman of the king's buttery · yeoman work · yeomanly · traveling yeoman · queen's yeoman · yeomanlike · yeoman's service · yeoman service · navigator's yeoman · yeomanry cavalry · yeomanette · yeomen of the guard · yeoman's job · yeoman of the chamber · common yeoman · yeoman of the king's pantry · yeomanhood · yeoman usher of the black rod
Translations (19)
cmn 文書軍士 /文书军士 (nautical: person in charge of the storeroom) · enm yeman (official in a royal or high noble household) · fr valet (subordinate) · ga scológ (small freeholder) · fi avustaja (subordinate) · ga gíománach (subordinate) · cmn 自耕農 /自耕农 (small freeholder) · de Freisasse (small freeholder) · fi talonpoika (small freeholder) · es terrateniente (small freeholder) · enm yeman (small freeholder) · nl kleine landeigenaar (small freeholder) · bg йо́мен (small freeholder) · ru йо́мен (small freeholder) · es edecán (clerk in navy or coast guard) · ota سپاهی (small freeholder) · bg писар (clerk in navy or coast guard) · enm yeman (subordinate) · fr franc-tenancier (small freeholder)