Yeoman

In the United States, this word does not appear to have any very exact meaning. It is usually put as an addition to the names of parties in declarations and indictments. In England it signifies a free man who has land of the value of forty shillings a year. 2 Inst. 668; 2 Dall. (Pa.) 92.

In the United States this word does not appear to have any very exact meaning. It is usually put as an addition to the names of parties in declarations and indictments. In England it signified a free man who has land of the value of forty shillings a year. Co. 2d Inst 668; Respublica v. Steele, 2 Dali. (U. S.) 92, 1 L. Ed. 303. The local volunteer militia raised by individuals with the approbation of the queen are also called yeomen. The term yeomanry is applied to the small freeholders and farmers in general. Hallarn, Cons. Hist. c. 1.

In English law. A commoner; a freeholder under the rank of gentleman. Co-well. A man who has free land of forty shillings by the year; who was anciently thereby qualified to serve on juries, vote for knights of the shire, and do any other act, where the law requires one that is probus et legalis homo. 1 Bl. Comm. 406, 407. This term is occasionally used in American law, but without any definite meaning, except in the United States navy, where it designates an appointive petty officer, who has charge of the stores and supplies in his department of the ship's economy.

— Yeomanry. The collected body of yeomen.

— Yeomen of the guard. Properly called "yeomen of the guard of the royal household;" a bsdy of men of the best rank under the gentry, and of a larger stafute than ordinary, every one being required to be six feet high. Enc. Lond.

'' He that has free land of forty shillings by the year.' Anciently, such person could serve on juries, vote for knights ot the shire, — do any act permitted ot one probus et legalis.^ With us, the word has no exact meaning; it is found as an addition to the names of parties in declarations, indictments, and common-law forms of writs." YES; YEZ. See Oyez.

A freeholder tinder land to the value of 40 s. a man.

A degree or grade in England, next in order to that of the gentry. The word etymologically means a common man, i.e. commoner. Yeoman also designates an ofiicer of the queen's household, holding a middle place between sergeant and groom. Also, there are yeomen of the queen's guard, being a body of soldiers first estab Ushed in the reign of Henry VIII. Brown, Yeomanry. The small freeholders and farmers. Hall. Const. Hist. ch. 1. The term is also applied to certain local forces raised by individuals, with the approbation of the queen, who accepts their voluntary service. See Murray's Official Handbook.

In the United States this word does not appear to have any very exact meaning. It is usually put as an addition to the names YIE free man who has land of the of forty shillings a year. 2 668.