名詞 yeoman:

1. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
   同義詞：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.
   那場運動后，自耕農再也不能擁有并在他們自己的土地上耕耘了。

yeo.man

n.Abbr. yeo.,Y（名詞）縮寫 yeo.,Y

An attendant, a servant, or a lesser official in a royal or noble household.
侍從，仆人：皇室或貴族家庭中的隨從、仆人或低級軍官
A yeoman of the guard.
侍衛(wèi)：護衛(wèi)侍從
A petty officer performing chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.
文書軍士：美國海軍中，主要做文書工作的小軍官
An assistant or other subordinate, as of a sheriff.
助理：助手或其它下屬，如行政司法長官的助手
A diligent, dependable worker.
勤勞可靠的工作者
A farmer who cultivates his own land, especially a member of a former class of small freeholding farmers in England.
自耕農：耕作自己土地的農民，尤指英格蘭歷史上自由保有自己地產的小農階層
adj.（形容詞）
Of, relating to, or ranking as a yeoman.
自耕農的：自耕農的、與之有關的或自耕農階層的
Sturdy, staunch, or workmanlike:
堅毅的：剛毅的、忠實的或技術熟練的：
例句：
did yeoman service.
完成剛毅的任務

來源：
Middle English yoman
中古英語 yoman
perhaps from Old English *gôaman
可能源自 古英語 *gôaman
from Old Frisian g3man [villager]
源自 古佛里斯蘭語 g3man [村民]