constabulary

con·stab·u·lar·y

noun

pl. -·lar·ies

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

Origin of constabulary

Medieval Latin constabularia

of constables or a constabulary

also con·stab′u·lar

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constabulary

noun

pl. con·stab·u·lar·ies

The body of constables of a district or city.
The district under the jurisdiction of a constable.
An armed police force organized like a military unit.

adjective

Of or relating to constables, constabularies, or their jurisdictions.

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Adjective

(not comparable)

Of, or relating to constables.
Characteristic to police; police-like (as opposed to military)
Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural constabularies)

A police force.
The police in a particular district or area.

Usage notes

Constabulary is a collective noun and usually has no plural. Only when describing groups of constabularies is it used in the plural sense. For example, the constabularies of England and Wales form part of the constabulary of the United Kingdom.

Origin

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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