'Trainband' definitions:
Definition of 'trainband'
(from WordNet)
noun
A company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
Definition of 'Trainband'
From: GCIDE
- Trainband \Train"band`\, n.; pl. Trainbands. A band or company of an organized military force instituted by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; -- afterwards applied to the London militia. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- He felt that, without some better protection than that of the trainbands and Beefeaters, his palace and person would hardly be secure. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]