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noun, plural -lar·ies.
1.
the body of constables of a district.
2.
a body of officers of the peace organized on a military basis.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Medieval Latin constabulāria, feminine of constabulārius constabulary2; replacing Middle English constablerie < Old French < Medieval Latin as above
1350–1400; < Medieval Latin constabulāria, feminine of constabulārius constabulary2; replacing Middle English constablerie < Old French < Medieval Latin as above
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Constabularies
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Word Origin & History
constabulary
1630s, "district under a constable," from M.L. constabularia, from constabulus, Latinized form of O.Fr. conestable (see constable). Meaning "organized body of constables" is from 1837.
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