Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeoman's service

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: yeo-man's ser-vice
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Arduous work, performed in a vigorous, committed manner.

noun

Reliable, useful, capable service.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: good job"
"He hath done yeoman's service, and proved himself staunch and faithful."
"I once did hold it, as our statists do, A baseness to write fair and labour'd much How to forget that learning, but, sir, now It did me yeoman's service."
"[O]n many occasions his liberality did him genuine yeoman's service."

Etymology

An allusion to stouthearted, dutiful labor performed by a yeoman.

Inflected Forms

yeoman service (alternative)

Synonyms

yeoman's work yeoman's labor good job

Questions

What does yeoman's service mean?: Arduous work, performed in a vigorous, committed manner.
Where does yeoman's service come from?: An allusion to stouthearted, dutiful labor performed by a yeoman.

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