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TRAINBAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("trainband" is a kind of...):
company (small military unit; usually two or three platoons)
militia; reserves (civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army)
Meronyms (members of "trainband"):
trainbandsman (a member of a trainband)
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