Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONSTABULARY
Con *stab "u *la *ry, a. Etym: [LL. constabularius an equerry. See Constable. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
CONSTABULARY
CONSTABULARY Con *stab "u *la *ry, n.
Defn: The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.
New American Oxford Dictionary
constabulary
con stab u lar y |kənˈstabyəˌlerē kənˈstæbjəˌlɛri | ▶noun ( pl. constabularies ) the constables of a district, collectively. • an armed police force organized as a military unit. • Brit. a police force covering a particular area or city. ▶adjective of or relating to a constabulary. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting the district under the charge of a constable ): from medieval Latin constabularia (dignitas )‘(rank ) of constable, ’ from constabulus, based on Latin comes stabuli (see constable ).
Oxford Dictionary
constabulary
constabulary |kənˈstabjʊləri | ▶noun ( pl. constabularies ) Brit. a police force covering a particular area or city: the Royal Irish Constabulary. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] relating to a constabulary: the constabulary strength was 13,000 men. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting the district under the charge of a constable ): from medieval Latin constabularia (dignitas ) ‘(rank ) of constable ’, from constabulus, based on Latin comes stabuli (see constable ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
constabulary
con stab u lar y /kənstǽbjəlèri |-bjʊləri /名詞 複 -ies C ｟主に英 ｠(特定の地域 [管区 ]国の )警官隊, 警察隊 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗警察 (隊 )の .
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