Толковый словарь английского языка - yeoman
Yeoman
yeoman
noun Etymology: Middle English yoman, yeman Date: 14th century 1. an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household, a person attending or assisting another ; retainer , ~ of the guard , a naval petty officer who performs clerical duties, 2. a person who owns and cultivates a small farm, a person of the social rank of ~, one that performs great and loyal service
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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. Phrases and idioms Yeoman 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. Derivatives yeomanly adj. Etymology: ME yoman, yeman, etc., prob. f. YOUNG + MAN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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