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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_196485" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A British volunteer cavalry force, growing out of a royal regiment of fox hunters raised by [[Yorkshire]] gentlemen in 1745 to fight the Pretender, [[Charles]] Edward. The members furnish their own horses, have fourteen days' annual camp training, and receive pay and allowance when on duty. In 1901 the name was altered to imperial yeomanry in recognition of the services of the force in the [[Boer]] war. See Army organization, above. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The position or rank of a yeoman. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) The yeomanry cavalry. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_81602" /> == | |||
<p> Name given to a cavalry volunteer force the members of which provide their own horses and uniforms, with a small allowance from the Government, which is increased when called out. </p> | <p> Name given to a cavalry volunteer force the members of which provide their own horses and uniforms, with a small allowance from the Government, which is increased when called out. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_196485"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/yeomanry Yeomanry from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_81602"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/yeomanry Yeomanry from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_81602"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/yeomanry Yeomanry from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A British volunteer cavalry force, growing out of a royal regiment of fox hunters raised by Yorkshire gentlemen in 1745 to fight the Pretender, Charles Edward. The members furnish their own horses, have fourteen days' annual camp training, and receive pay and allowance when on duty. In 1901 the name was altered to imperial yeomanry in recognition of the services of the force in the Boer war. See Army organization, above.
(2): ( n.) The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.
(3): ( n.) The position or rank of a yeoman.
(4): ( n.) The yeomanry cavalry.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Name given to a cavalry volunteer force the members of which provide their own horses and uniforms, with a small allowance from the Government, which is increased when called out.
