yeomanry
noun /ˈjəʊmənri/
/ˈjəʊmənri/
[singular + singular or plural verb]- (in Britain in the past) the social class of farmers who owned their land
(统称英国旧时的)自耕农 - (in Britain in the past) farmers who became soldiers and provided their own horses
(英国旧时的)携马当兵的农民