Definition of "journeymen" []

• Plural form of journeyman. (noun)

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• "Both men married and led families with multiple children, resided (at least part of the time) in journeymen's neighborhoods within close proximity to other trade unionists, and seemed to live rather stable lives while supporting temperance, antislavery, and moral reform."
• "Membership requirements in journeymen's unions, such as the New York Typographical Society critically required the ability to display proper knowledge and craft skill."
• "Without ever having been an expectant, as they call their journeymen excisemen, I was directly planted down to all intents and purposes an officer of Excise; there to flourish and bring forth fruits -- worthy of repentance."