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constabulary

adj
/kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/

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’.

  1. derived from constabulus
  2. derived from conestabularia

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to constables.

  2. Characteristic of police

    Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.

    • Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.

  3. A police force.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The police in a particular district or area.

      • […] 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.
      • As Hiro is entering their neighborhood, he sees men running down the undulating pontoon bridge that serves as the main street, carrying guns and knives. The local constabulary.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA