"constabulary" meaning in English

See constabulary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-constabulary.wav
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’. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} constabulary (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to constables. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-constabulary-en-adj-tb~CS1C2 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 51 11 10 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 9 2 12 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 61 15 5 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 11 7 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 16 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 4 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 13 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 60 15 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 67 11 7 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 11 5 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 59 16 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 75 8 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 8 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 7 3 9
  2. Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-constabulary-en-adj-06uU6eqs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: constabular

Noun

IPA: /kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-constabulary.wav Forms: constabularies [plural]
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’. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} constabulary (countable and uncountable, plural constabularies)
  1. A police force. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (police force): полиция (policija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), policejní sbor [masculine] (Czech), politiemacht [feminine] (Dutch), gendarmerie (French), χωροφυλακή (chorofylakí) (Greek), vigilia [feminine] (Latin), полицейские силы (policejskije sily) [plural] (Russian), policía (Spanish), fuerza pública [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-constabulary-en-noun-Kh2jO~YR Disambiguation of 'police force': 96 4
  2. The police in a particular district or area. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-constabulary-en-noun-~O3aHROe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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