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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Fenian \Fe"ni*an\, noun [From the Finians or Fenii, the old militia of Ireland, who were so called from Fin or Finn, Fionn, or Fingal, a popular hero of Irish traditional history.] A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishmen, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in Ireland. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Fenian \Fe"ni*an\, adjective Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism. |
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