yeoman
noun
[ ˈjəʊmən ]
• a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder.
• a servant in a royal or noble household, ranking between a sergeant and a groom or a squire and a page.
• a member of the yeomanry force.
• (in the Royal and other Commonwealth navies) a petty officer concerned with signalling.
Origin:
Middle English: probably from young + man.
yeoman service
• efficient or useful help in need.
• "the minister has performed yeoman service for Mulroney"
