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trainband definition

train·band (trān′band′)

noun

Historical a band of citizens trained locally as a militia

Etymology: contr. of trained band

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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