yeomanry

• Существительное, обозначающее класс мелких свободных землевладельцев, обрабатывавших свою землю, или британское добровольческое кавалерийское подразделение, созданное в 1761 году для обороны страны и позже включённое в состав Территориальной армии.

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.

uncountable

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.

   Класс мелких свободных землевладельцев

   • 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.

   Британские добровольческие кавалерийские части

   • 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.