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, Canada, and elsewhere, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in Ireland. Webster, (Supp.)
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