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fenciblenoun
A militia unit raised for homeland defense.
fenciblenoun
A soldier in such a unit.
fencibleadjective
Capable of being defended
Etymology: defendere to defend
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fencibleadjective
Capable of defence. Addison.
Etymology: from fence.
Wikipedia
fencible
The Fencibles (from the word defencible) were British regiments raised in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and in the colonies for defence against the threat of invasion during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Usually temporary units, composed of local recruits and commanded by Regular Army officers, they were usually confined to garrison and patrol duties, freeing Regular Army units to perform offensive operations. Most fencible regiments had no liability for overseas service. They included naval forces known as "River Fencibles", made up of sailors on the Thames and other southern English towns and cities, as well as Sea Fencibles, who, among their other duties, crewed small commercial vessels converted to coastal defence.
Webster Dictionary
Fenciblenoun
a soldier enlisted for home service only; -- usually in the pl
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
fencible
Capable of being defended, or of making or affording defense.
fencible
A soldier enlisted for the defense of the country, and not liable to be sent abroad.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fencible in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fencible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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