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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now historical) A company of trained civilian militia operating in England and North America between the 16th and the 18th centuries..
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
Use train band when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Train band means (now historical) A company of trained civilian militia operating in England and North America between the 16th and the 18th centuries..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A train-band captain eke was he / Of famous London town.
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