Fenian
Fe·ni·an [fee-nee-uh
n, feen-yuhn]noun
1.
a member of an Irish revolutionaryorganization founded in New York in 1858,which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
2.
(in late Irish legends) a member of a group of warriors always ready to defend Ireland against its enemies.
Origin:
< Irish féinne (genitive of fiann band of Fenian; influenced by Old Irish féne ancient inhabitant of Ireland
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