Usually means: Militia groups for local defense.
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  2. trainbands: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. Trainbands: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. trainbands: FreeDictionary.org
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▸ noun:  (now historical) A company of trained civilian militia operating in England and North America between the 16th and the 18th centuries.
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