Yeoman Definition In English

The word appears in middle english as yemen or yoman and is perhaps a contraction of yeng man or yong man meaning young man or attendant geoffrey chaucer s canterbury tales late 14th century.

Yeoman definition in english. Enrich your vocabulary with the english definition dictionary. In former times a yeoman was a man who was free and not a servant and who owned and. The yeoman in the canon s yeoman s tale is a servant to a cleric once finely dressed but now impoverished in the general prologue the knight is accompanied served by a yeoman who knew the forest just as he knew his home this was a hunter indeed. Meaning pronunciation translations and examples.

A yeoman was usually a landholder but could also be a retainer guard attendant or subordinate official. Yeoman in english history a class intermediate between the gentry and the labourers. In the past a man who was not a servant and who owned and cultivated grew crops on an area. Geoffrey chaucer s canterbury tales contains content on the yeoman s social standing in the late 14th century.

An attendant servant or lesser official in a royal or noble household. A yeoman of the guard. Yeoman definition is an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household. Definition of yeoman written for english language learners from the merriam webster learner s dictionary with audio pronunciations usage examples and count noncount noun labels.

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