Yeoman, Or Yoman
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Yeoman, or Yoman, a man of a small estate in land; a farmer, a gentleman farmer; also, a 40s. freeholder not advanced to the rank of a gentleman; the highest order among the plebeians, 2 Inst. 668.
1. An attendant in a royal or noble house hold 2. A commoner; a free holder (under the rank of gentleman) who holds land yielding 40 shilling per year, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1610.
1. An attendant in a royal or noble house hold 2. A commoner; a free holder (under the rank of gentleman) who holds land yielding 40 shilling per year, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1610.
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