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yeomanry

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yeomanry
1. yeomen collectively
2. (in Britain) a volunteer cavalry force, organized in 1761 for home defence: merged into the Territorial Army in 1907


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To oblige the great body of the yeomanry, and of the other classes of the citizens, to be under arms for the purpose of going through military exercises and evolutions, as often as might be necessary to acquire the degree of perfection which would entitle them to the character of a well-regulated militia, would be a real grievance to the people, and a serious public inconvenience and loss.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
The yeomanry had risen upon the invaders and driven them back.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
He was an officer in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry and chairman of the Conservative Association.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
 
 
 
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