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con·stabu·lary (kən stab′yə ler′ē)

noun pl. constabularies -·lar′·ies

  1. the territory under the jurisdiction of a constable
  2. constables, collectively, as of a district
  3. a police force characterized by a military organization but distinct from the regular army

Etymology: ML constabularia

adjective

of constables or a constabulary
also constabular con·stab′u·lar (-lər)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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