ˈjəumən n. (pl. -men) 1
esp.
hist. a
man holding and cultivating a
small landed estate. 2 hist. a
person qualified by possessing
free land of an
annual value of 40 shillings to
serve on juries,
vote for the knight of the
shire, etc. 3
Brit. a
member of the
yeomanry force. 4 hist. a
servant in a
royal or
noble household. 5 (in full yeoman of signals) a
petty officer in the
Navy,
concerned with visual signalling. 6 US a petty officer performing
clerical duties on
board ship. øYeoman of the
Guard 1 a member of the
British sovereign's
bodyguard. 2 (in
general use) a
warder in the
Tower of London. yeoman (or yeoman's) service
efficient or
useful help in
need. Yeoman
Usher Brit. the
deputy of
Black Rod. øøyeomanly adj. [ME yoman, yeman,
etc., prob. f.
YOUNG + MAN]