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noun
1.
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization 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:
1810–20; < Irish féinne (genitive of fiann band of Fenians) + -ian; influenced by Old Irish féne ancient inhabitant of Ireland
1810–20; < Irish féinne (genitive of fiann band of Fenians) + -ian; influenced by Old Irish féne ancient inhabitant of Ireland
Related forms
Fe·ni·an·ism, noun
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Word Origin & History
Fenian
1816, blend of O.Ir. feinne, pl. of fiann, name of a band of Ir. warriors + O.Ir. Fene, name of the ancient inhabitants of Ireland. Ref. to Irish-Amer. brotherhood of that name first attested 1864.
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