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fenian |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fenian \Fe"ni*an\, a. Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.
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