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constabulary.

Of or relating to constables.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/
  1. Of or relating to constables.

    not-comparable
  2. Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.

    not-comparable
    Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.
Where this word comes from

From mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabularius, from Latin constabulus, from comes stabuli, literally ‘master of the stables’.

noun/kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/
  1. A police force.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The police in a particular district or area.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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