yeoman

Definitions

• (UK) An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a Yeoman of the Guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder).
• (US) A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service.
• (historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
• A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
• A Yeoman Warder.
• A clerk in the US : States Navy, and US :w: United States Coast Coast Guard.
• (nautical) In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
• A member of the : Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
• A member of the : Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
• Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus , of Asia and Australasia.