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 ]