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Yeoman vs Freeman - What's the difference?

yeoman | freeman |

As nouns the difference between yeoman and freeman

is that yeoman is an official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page while freeman is a free man, one who is not a serf or slave.

As a proper noun Freeman is

{{surname|from=Middle English}.

yeoman

English

(Yeoman)

Noun

(yeomen)
  • An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page.
  • (historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
  • A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
  • A Yeoman Warder.
  • A clerk in the US navy, and US Coast]] [[guard, Guard.
  • (nautical) In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
  • A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
  • A member of the Imperial Yeomanry officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.

    • Derived terms

    * chief yeoman of the signals * good yeoman service * king's yeoman * navigator's yeoman * queen's yeoman * traveling yeoman * yeoman archer * yeoman of the king's pantry * yeoman of the king's buttery * yeoman of the horse or carriage * yeoman usher of the black rod * yeomanry * yeomanry cavalry * yeoman's job * yeoman's service * yeoman of the stores * yeoman of the chamber * yeomen of the crown * yeomen of the guard * yeowoman

    References

    See also

    * (wikipedia "yeoman") *

    freeman

    English

    Noun

  • A free man, one who is not a serf or slave.
  • (archaic) or ceremonial A person awarded or inheriting the freedom, with any attached privileges, of a borough or city.

    • Antonyms

    * slave