clubmen

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noun

One of several apolitical local militias formed for protection (from both sides) during the English Civil War.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of clubman
  2. historicalOne of several apolitical local militias formed for protection (from both sides) during the English Civil War.

    Groups of neutralists or ‘clubmen’ throughout the west country tried to drive both warring sides out of their area and demanded an end to the war by negotiation.

    2009, Ranulph Fiennes, chapter 21, in Mad Dogs and Englishmen: An Expedition Round My Family, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 224
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APA

clubmen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clubmen

MLA

“clubmen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clubmen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clubmen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clubmen.

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