TRAINBAND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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)

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