MEANING
A farmer or landholder of modest standing who was free rather than a serf, especially in English historical usage.
Use it for
free rural households; intermediate social rank; independent livelihoodShow a person between noble power and dependent peasantry.
Words that belong together
- yeoman farmer
- prosperous yeoman
- yeoman's holding
On the page
The yeoman owned enough land to refuse the steward's offer.
Three yeomen brought their boundary dispute to the court.
Her father was a yeoman who valued his orchard more than a title.
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- yeoman
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Also an attendant or official in certain services; not simply any archer or any rural laborer. Noun: yeoman; plural yeomen.
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