yeoman

plural irregular

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

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um pequeno proprietário rural livre na Inglaterra histórica, que cultivava sua própria terra, ou um oficial cerimonial da guarda pessoal do monarca britânico.

1. Ceremonial bodyguard C1 formal british

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

   • 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.

   🇵🇹Ieoman

   Sinônimos: beefeater

2. Historical landowner C1 formal british

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

   • 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.

   🇵🇹Pequeno proprietário de terras

   Sinônimos: freeholdersmallholder

• yeomen plural form
• yeomen's possessive plural form
• yeoman's possessive singular form