yeomanry

英 [ˈjəʊmənri]      美 [ˈjoʊmənri]
  • n. 自由民;自耕农;(英)义勇骑兵队
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yeomanry (n.)
"yeomen collectively," late 14c., from yeoman + -ry.
1. Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.
宁做自由民之首,不居贵族之末.
2. He had been Lord Marchmain's servant in the yeomanry.
他原来在义勇骑兵队给马奇梅因勋爵当随从.