TRAINBAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trainband mean? 

• TRAINBAND (noun)
  The noun TRAINBAND has 1 sense:

1. a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century

  Familiarity information: TRAINBAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAINBAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("trainband" is a kind of...):

company (small military unit; usually two or three platoons)

militia; reserves (civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army)

Meronyms (members of "trainband"):

trainbandsman (a member of a trainband)