fencible
1 of 2adjective
fen·ci·ble
ˈfen(t)səbəl
1
chiefly Scottish, of a man
a
: capable of defending or bearing arms for his country
b
: eligible for military service
2
archaic : capable of being defended
this old tower … is fencible
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott3
: being of the corps of fencibles
fencible and militia regiments
fencible
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a soldier in a corps enlisted only for home service and for the duration of a war especially in Britain and the U.S. during the second half of the 18th and first half of the 19th centuries
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English fensable, fensible, short for defensable, defensible