Constabulary
//kənˈstæbjʊləɹi// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A police force. countable, uncountable
- 2 the force of policemen and officers wordnet
- 3 The police in a particular district or area. countable, uncountable
"[…] the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and perhaps had spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary."
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to constables. not-comparable
- 2 Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military. not-comparable
"Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars."
Example
More examples"Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars."
Etymology
From mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabularius, from Latin constabulus, from comes stabuli, literally ‘master of the stables’.
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