Yeomanry \Yeo"man*ry\, n.
1. The position or rank of a yeoman. [Obs.] ``His estate of
yeomanry.'' --Chaucer.
2. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.
The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct
for dominion. --Bancroft.
3. The yeomanry cavalry. [Eng.]
Yeomanry cavalry, certain bodies of volunteer cavalry
liable to service in Great Britain only. [Eng.]
