Found 2 items, similar to Trainbands.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: trainband trainband n : a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
English → English (gcide) Definition: Trainbands 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]