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constabulary

Syllabification: (con·stab·u·lar·y)

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Definition of constabulary

noun (plural constabularies)

  • the constables of a district, collectively.
  • an armed police force organized as a military unit.
  • British a police force covering a particular area or city.

adjective

  • of or relating to a constabulary.

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting the district under the charge of a constable): from medieval Latin constabularia (dignitas) '(rank) of constable', from constabulus, based on Latin comes stabuli (see constable)

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