yeoman vs escort

yeoman and escort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yeoman	Yes	No	No	No
escort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, escort is a hypernym of yeoman; that is, escort is a word with a broader meaning than yeoman:

Other hypernyms of yeoman include bodyguard.

yeoman (noun)	escort (noun)
in former times was free and cultivated his own land	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch	a participant in a date
	someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

yeoman (verb)	escort (verb)
	accompany as an escort
	conduct someone someplace