yeoman

名词 yeoman:

1. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
   同义词：yeoman of the guard, beefeater
2. in former times was free and cultivated his own land

1. The yeoman could never own and work on their land after the movement.
   那场运动后，自耕农再也不能拥有并在他们自己的土地上耕耘了。

yeo.man

n.Abbr. yeo.,Y（名词）缩写 yeo.,Y

An attendant, a servant, or a lesser official in a royal or noble household.
侍从，仆人：皇室或贵族家庭中的随从、仆人或低级军官
A yeoman of the guard.
侍卫：护卫侍从
A petty officer performing chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.
文书军士：美国海军中，主要做文书工作的小军官
An assistant or other subordinate, as of a sheriff.
助理：助手或其它下属，如行政司法长官的助手
A diligent, dependable worker.
勤劳可靠的工作者
A farmer who cultivates his own land, especially a member of a former class of small freeholding farmers in England.
自耕农：耕作自己土地的农民，尤指英格兰历史上自由保有自己地产的小农阶层
adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, or ranking as a yeoman.
自耕农的：自耕农的、与之有关的或自耕农阶层的
Sturdy, staunch, or workmanlike:
坚毅的：刚毅的、忠实的或技术熟练的：
例句：
did yeoman service.
完成刚毅的任务

来源：
Middle English yoman
中古英语 yoman
perhaps from Old English *gôaman
可能源自 古英语 *gôaman
from Old Frisian g3man [villager]
源自 古佛里斯兰语 g3man [村民]