yeomanry是什么意思

2024-02-21 08:40:17

yeomanry

美[joʊmənri] 英[jəʊmənri]

n. 自由民；自耕农

名词复数：yeomanries

n.(名词)

Noun

class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army

用作名词(n.)

Better is the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.宁作自由民之首，不为贵族之尾。