'Trainbands' definitions:

Definition of 'Trainbands'

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]

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