'Landwehr' definitions:

Definition of 'Landwehr'

From: GCIDE
  • Landwehr \Land"wehr`\, n. [G., fr. land land, country + wehr defense.] That part of the army, in Germany and Austria, which has completed the usual military service and is exempt from duty in time of peace, except that it is called out occasionally for drill. [1913 Webster]