TRAINBAND


Meaning of TRAINBAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrān-ˌband ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of trained band

Date: 1630

: a 17th or 18th century militia company in England or America

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.