trainband

English

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A company of trained civilian militia operating in England and North America between the 16th and the 18th centuries.

Etymology

Compound from English train + English band (swaddling clothes).

Origin

English

band

Gloss

swaddling clothes

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms