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    YEOMAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    In former times was free and cultivated his own landplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("yeoman" is a kind of...):

    freeholder (the owner of a freehold)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarchplay

    Synonyms:

    beefeater; yeoman; yeoman of the guard

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("yeoman" is a kind of...):

    bodyguard; escort (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)

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