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yeomanly

(ˈjəʊmənlɪ)

adj

1. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or like a yeoman

2. having the virtues attributed to yeomen, such as staunchness, loyalty, and courage

adv

in a yeomanly manner, as in being brave, staunch, or loyal

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yeo•man•ly

(ˈyoʊ mən li)

adj.

1. of the condition or rank of a yeoman.

2. pertaining to or characteristic of a yeoman; sturdy and dependable; staunch.

adv.

3. like or as befits a yeoman.

[1350–1400]

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The effective monitoring of the elections has helped to maintain law and order and hundreds of thousands of police officials performed their duties in a yeomanly manner despite harsh weather and boosted the morale of police force.

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Believing that previous collections of Old English verse put into modern English by single translators seldom noteworthy as original poets have suffered from lack of both poetry and a variety of poetic voices, the editors commissioned versions from writers known best as poets themselves, though plenty of these (Seamus Heaney, Richard Wilbur, James Harpur, and many Irish men and women who have done yeomanly service to Gaelic poetry) are famous as translators, too.