TRAINBAND


Meaning of TRAINBAND in English

/trayn"band'/ , n. Eng. Hist.

a company of trained militia organized in London and elsewhere in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

[ 1620-30; TRAIN(ED) + BAND 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .