Fe"ni*an (?), n. [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.]
A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishmen, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in Ireland.
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Fe"ni*an (?), a.
Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.
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