trainband | (n) a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century |
trainbandsman | (n) a member of a trainband |
Trainband | n.; 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 |