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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FENCIBLE

a. 1. Capable of defense.
2. n. A soldier for defense of the country; as a regiment of fencibles.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FENCIBLE

FENCIBLE Fen "ci *ble, n. (Mil. )

Defn: A soldier enlisted for home service only; -- usually in the pl.

New American Oxford Dictionary

fencible

fencible |ˈfɛnsɪb (ə )l | ▶noun (usu. fencibles ) historical a soldier belonging to a British militia which could be called up only for service on home soil. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘fit or suitable for defence ’): shortening of defensible. Compare with fence, fend .

Oxford Dictionary

fencible

fencible |ˈfɛnsɪb (ə )l | ▶noun (usu. fencibles ) historical a soldier belonging to a British militia which could be called up only for service on home soil. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘fit or suitable for defence ’): shortening of defensible. Compare with fence, fend .