trainband

train·band

T0309300 (trān′bănd′)n. A company of trained militia in England or America from the 16th to the 18th century.

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[Contraction of trained band.]

trainband

(ˈtreɪnˌbænd) n (Historical Terms) a company of English militia from the 16th to the 18th century[C17: altered from trained band]

train•band

(ˈtreɪnˌbænd)

n. a company of English militia in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. [1620–30]

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trainband - a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th centurycompany - small military unit; usually two or three platoonsmilitia, reserves - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular armytrainbandsman - a member of a trainband