\Yeo"man*ry\, 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.

\Yeo"man*ry\, n.
1. The position or rank of a yeoman. [Obs.] ``His estate of
   yeomanry.'' --Chaucer.
2. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.
         The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct
         for dominion.                         --Bancroft.
3. The yeomanry cavalry. [Eng.]
{Yeomanry cavalry}, certain bodies of volunteer cavalry
   liable to service in Great Britain only. [Eng.]