yeoman

Definitions


[ˈjəʊmən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder

- a servant in a royal or noble household, ranking between a sergeant and a groom or a squire and a page

- a member of the yeomanry force

- (in the Royal and other Commonwealth navies) a petty officer concerned with signalling


Phrases:
- yeoman service

Origin:
Middle English: probably from young + man




definition by Oxford Dictionaries