From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Trainband \Train"band'\, noun; pl. {Trainbands}. A band or company of an organized military force instituted by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; -- afterwards applied to the London militia. [Eng.]
He felt that, without some better protection than that of the trainbands and Beefeaters, his palace and person would hardly be secure. --Macaulay.
A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. --Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
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