yeoman

• Nom désignant historiquement un petit propriétaire terrien libre cultivant sa propre terre, ou un officier cérémoniel de la garde personnelle du monarque britannique.

A noun referring to a historical freeholder who cultivated his own land, or a ceremonial officer in the British monarch's bodyguard.

pluriel irrégulier

1. C1formalbritish

   An officer in the ceremonial bodyguard of the British monarch, often associated with the Yeomen of the Guard.

   Yeoman de la Garde

   • The yeoman stood proudly at the entrance of the Tower of London.
   • A yeoman of the guard wore a traditional red uniform.
   • The queen's yeoman escorted the royal carriage during the ceremony.

   Synonymesbeefeater

2. Historical landownerC1formalbritish

   In former times, a free man who owned and cultivated his own land, typically of a lower social rank than a gentleman.

   franc-tenancier

   • The yeoman farmed his own fields and was independent of a lord.
   • In medieval England, a yeoman could vote in local elections.
   • The yeoman's family had lived on that land for generations.

   Synonymesfreeholdersmallholder