Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeomanly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yeo-man-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a yeoman: stout and true.

adj

Of or proper to the class of yeomen in British history

adv

Like a yeoman: stoutly and bravely

Example Sentences

"“Say as thou list, Wamba,” replied the Knight, “these yeomen did thy master Cedric yeomanly service at Torquilstone.”"
"[…] it was almost as if he were back at Wethermel, so yeomanly and free seemed all about him."
"Judge Abbott is, therefore, of good yeomanly pedigree."
"Her name was Anne Bowden; and she was of a respectable family, that had been long stationary in Devonshire, but of a yeomanly rank[…]."
""Well and yeomanly done!" shouted the robbers; "fair play and Old England for ever!""
"[…] the men were working yeomanly to build a new nation[…]"

Etymology

From yeoman + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: yeoman

Inflected Forms

more yeomanly (comparative) most yeomanly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

yeomanry

Questions

What does yeomanly mean?: Like a yeoman: stout and true.
Where does yeomanly come from?: From yeoman + -ly.

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