plural constabularies - noun

  • 1constabulary — [kən stabjʊləri] noun (plural constabularies) chiefly Brit. a police force. Origin C15: from med. L. constabularia (dignitas) (rank) of constable , from constabulus, based on L. comes stabuli (see constable) …

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  • 2constabulary — UK [kənˈstæbjʊlərɪ] / US [kənˈstæbjəˌlerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms constabulary : singular constabulary plural constabularies 1) British the police of a particular place 2) a group of constables who are employed in a particular place …

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  • 3constabulary — /kənˈstæbjələri / (say kuhn stabyuhluhree) noun (plural constabularies) 1. the police force of a district or locality. 2. a body of officers of the peace organised on a military basis. 3. the police. –adjective 4. relating to constables or their… …