Fenian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fenian \Fe"ni*an\, a.
     Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Fenian \Fe"ni*an\, n. [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.
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