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YEOMAN

an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household

The meaning of the word yeoman is an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household.

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mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
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oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery