Noun
An
official
providing
honorable
service
in
a
royal
or
high
noble
household
,
ranking
between
a
squire
and
a
page
.
Especially
,
a
yeoman of the guard
,
a
member
of
a
ceremonial
bodyguard
to
the
UK
monarch
(
not
to
be
confused
with
a
Yeoman Warder
).