yeomanry

• اسم يدل على طبقة صغار ملاك الأرض الأحرار الذين يفلحون أرضهم بأنفسهم، أو على فرقة خيّالة تطوعية بريطانية أُنشئت سنة 1761 للدفاع عن البلاد ثم أُدمجت في الجيش الإقليمي.

A noun referring to a class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land, or a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army.

غير معدود

1. Class of small freeholdersC1formalbritish

   A historical social class in England consisting of small landowners who cultivated their own land, often considered independent and respectable.

   طبقة صغار ملاك الأراضي الأحرار

   • The yeomanry formed the backbone of rural society in medieval England.
   • Many members of the yeomanry were prosperous farmers who owned their land.
   • The decline of the yeomanry began with the enclosure movement.

2. C1formalbritish

   A British volunteer cavalry force originally organized in 1761 for home defense, later incorporated into the Territorial Army.

   فرسان المتطوعين البريطانيين

   • The yeomanry regiments were called up during the Napoleonic Wars.
   • Many local yeomanry units were formed in the 19th century.
   • The yeomanry served as mounted infantry in the Boer War.