FENIAN

Fe"ni*an, n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland.

Fe"ni*an, a.

Definition: Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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