"pollis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pollises [plural]
Etymology: From the Standard English police, compare Scots polis. Etymology templates: {{m|en|police}} police, {{cog|sco|polis}} Scots polis Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pollis (countable and uncountable, plural pollises)
  1. (uncountable, Geordie) The police. Tags: Geordie, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pollis-en-noun-ArbpzIom Categories (other): Geordie English
  2. (countable, Geordie) A policeman or policewoman. Tags: Geordie, countable
    Sense id: en-pollis-en-noun-JgUbX3Wa Categories (other): Geordie English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: polis

Inflected forms

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