yeoman

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English yeman, yoman, of disputed etymology: From Old English *ġēamann, from Proto-West Germanic *gawamann, variant of *gauwjamann (compare Old Frisian gāman (“villager”), Middle High German göuman (“peasant”)), compound of Proto-West Germanic *gawi (“shire, district”) (compare Old English -ġē, -ġēa (“district, region”) (in ælġē, Sūþriġēa), West Frisian gea, goa, Dutch gouw, German Gau) + *mann (“man”). A contraction of yong man; compare dialectal yeomath (“aftermath”) for a possible parallel. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjəʊ.mən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈjoʊ.mən/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈjəʉ.mən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈjɐʉ.mən/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈjiː.mən/ Rhymes: -əʊmən === Noun === yeoman (plural yeomen) (UK) An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a yeoman of the guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder). (US) A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service. (historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing. A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant. A Yeoman Warder. A clerk in the US Navy, and US Coast Guard. (nautical) In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom. A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s. A member of the Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cirrochroa, of Asia and Australasia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== yeoman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Yeoman in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English yeoman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jo.man/ Rhymes: -an Homophone: yeomans === Noun === yeoman m (plural yeomans or (traditional) yeomen) (historical) yeoman ==== Derived terms ==== yeomanerie === Further reading === “yeoman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Aymone == Middle English == === Noun === yeoman alternative form of yeman == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English yeoman. === Noun === yeoman m (plural yeomeni) yeoman ==== Declension ====