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   yeoman

   /ˈjəʊmən/

   noun

   • 1. a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder. historical
   • ▪ a person qualified for certain duties and rights, such as to serve on juries and vote for the knight of the shire, by virtue of possessing free land of an annual value of 40 shillings.
   • 2. a servant in a royal or noble household, ranking between a sergeant and a groom or a squire and a page. historical
   • 3. a member of the yeomanry force. historical
   • 4. (in the Royal and other Commonwealth navies) a petty officer concerned with signalling.
   • ▪ a petty officer in the US navy performing clerical duties on board ship.

   Word Origin Middle English: probably from young + man.

   Derivatives

   • 1. yeomanly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • M

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   • A

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