trainband
[ treyn-band ]
/ ˈtreɪnˌbænd /
noun English History.
a company of trained militia organized in London and elsewhere in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
Origin of trainband
1620–30;
train(ed) +
band1
Words nearby trainband
train sickness,
train smash,
train spotter,
train wreck,
trainable,
trainband,
trainbearer,
trained nurse,
trainee,
traineeship,
trainer
Example sentences from the Web for trainband
To-morrow you will deliver ten guns to the captain of the trainband at the court-house.
Prisoners of Hope |Mary Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for trainband
trainband
/ (ˈtreɪnˌbænd) /
noun
a company of English militia from the 16th to the 18th century
Word Origin for trainband
C17: altered from
trained band