A freeborn servant in a royal or noble household of high standing, below that of a squire, and above pages and grooms. Equivalent to a sergeant or corporal depending on status.
"Yeoman of the Goths" – according to the Westrogothic law, the lawspeaker was appointed for life by the yeomen of the province.
Yeoman – a rating of secretary/clerk in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard. In navies derivative of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, it can denote someone responsible for a specific duty, such as the Chief Yeoman of Signals, or someone acting as an aide to a superior for certain functions, such as the Navigator's Yeoman.
Yeoman Cavalry - in 18th century Ireland, locally based counter-insurgency units raised by local landowners as first line of defence against threatened rebellion
Yeoman – the name given by Owen Aisher, the UK yachtsman, to the succession of racing yachts he owned. The tradition was continued by the family after Aisher's death. Starting with the first then Yeoman II and progressing to Yeoman XXXX and beyond. Yeoman XV (an International 5.5 metre racing yacht) skippered by Aisher's son Robin Aisher won a bronze medal at the 1968Olympic Games sailed in Acapulco.
Yeoman Rose - a ship owned by Foster Yeoman, Ltd.
Yeoman Bridge - a ship owned by Foster Yeoman, Ltd.
Yeomen and Yeowomen were also used by York University prior to changing their name and mascot to the Lions. Officially, the change was an effort to be gender-neutral, though many commonly attributed it to the fact that, with the notable exceptions of those enrolled in the school's British History program, few students and staff of York knew what the terms meant.
A company named Yeoman produces an item of navigational equipment called the Yeoman Plotter
A company named Yeoman Light Aircraft Company (YLAC) makes private planes
A farm in Ireland known as "Yeomanstown Stud" is famous for its horse breeding.
In the original Star Trek, men or women serving as aides to the captain and other senior officers are referred to as "Yeoman."
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