yeoman

• 名词，指历史上拥有并耕种自己土地的自由农民或小地主；也指英国君主卫队中的仪仗侍从或侍卫。

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

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1. C1formalbritish

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

   仪仗侍卫

   • 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.

   同义词beefeater

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.

   自耕农

   • 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.

   同义词freeholdersmallholder