gendarmerie

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(z̸hän′där′mə rē′, z̸hän där′mə rē; Fr z̸hän dȧr mə rē′)

noun

gendarmes collectively
also gendarmery

Origin: Fr

See gendarmerie in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A body of French gendarmes.
  2. Slang A group of police officers.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, calvary

Origin: , from gent d'armes, gendarme, mounted soldier; see gendarme

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