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(Encyclopedia) yeomanyeomanyōˈmən [key], class in English society. The term has always been ill-defined, but generally it means a freeholder of a lower status than gentleman who cultivates his own…Brewer's: Yeoman
(A) was anciently a forty-shilling freeholder, and as such qualified to vote, and serve on juries. In more modern times it meant a farmer who cultivated his own freehold. Later still, an…Brewer's: Yeoman's Service
Regular hard work; effectual service; excellent service whether in a good or bad cause. The reference is to the yeomen of the Free Companies. “The whole training of Port Royal did him…Robin Hood
(Encyclopedia) Robin Hood, legendary hero of 12th-century England who robbed the rich to help the poor. Chivalrous, manly, fair, and always ready for a joke, Robin Hood reflected many of the ideals…Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck, 1836–1911, English playwright and poet. He won fame as the librettist of numerous popular operettas, written in collaboration with the composer Sir…Firdausi
(Encyclopedia) Firdausi or FerdowsiFirdausiboth: fərdouˈsē [key], c.940–1020, principal Persian poet, author of the Shah Namah [the book of kings], the great Persian epic. His original name was Abul…Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour
(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour, 1842–1900, English composer, famous for a series of brilliant comic operas written in collaboration with the librettist W. S. Gilbert. As a boy he sang in…knight
(Encyclopedia) knight, in ancient and medieval history, a noble who did military service as a mounted warrior. As the feudal system disintegrated, knight service was with growing frequency…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Y
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Y Yacoub ebn Laith Yacu-mama Yahoo Yama Yamuna Yankee Yarmouth Bloater Yarmouth…A. E. Housman: When smoke stood up from Ludlow,
When smoke stood up from Ludlow, And mist blew off from Teme, And blithe afield to ploughing Against the morning beam I strode beside my team,The blackbird in the coppice Looked out to…Trending
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