Meaning of trainband | Babel Free
Definitions
A company of trained civilian militia operating in England and North America between the 16th and the 18th centuries.
Examples
“A train-band captain eke was he / Of famous London town.”
“Another said that he should be glad to know⟳ how the Devonshire trainbands, who had fled in confusion before Monmouth's scythemen, would have⟳ faced the household troops of Lewis”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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