Sandy, I never saw the term "inmate" used that way. A yeoman is a farmer. Louie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 12:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Definition Dear Old Fred's. Can anyone tell me the definition of the term "inmate" as pertains to a persons place in society in the 1600s. It would be used like the term "yeoman". For that matter what does the term Yeoman mean? Thanks. Sandy ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Happy 2nd Birthday VAGenWeb Project! Visit the Frederick County USGenWeb Archives! http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/frederic.htm