Fenian
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
A champion, hero, giant, This word, in the plural, is generally used to signify invaders or foreign spoilers. ‘The modern meaning of “fenian” is a member of an organization of persons of Irish birth, resident in the United States, Canida, and elsewhere, having for its aim the overthrow of inglish rule in Ireland. Webster, (Supp.) some immovable property of his lord, to use the same and take the profits thereof, rendering unto the lord such duties and services a3 belonged to the particular tenure; the actual property in the soil always remaining in the Jord. Spel. Feuds & Tenures.