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yeomanry vs home guard

home guard vs yeomanry

yeomanry and home guard both are nouns.

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

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