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home guard vs yeomanry

yeomanry vs home guard

home guard and yeomanry both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
home guard Yes No No No
yeomanry Yes No No No
As nouns, yeomanry is a hyponym of home guard; that is, yeomanry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than home guard:
  • home guard: a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere
  • yeomanry: a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
home guard (noun) yeomanry (noun)
a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
Difference between home guard and yeomanry

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