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gendarmerie

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gen⋅dar⋅me⋅rie

[zhahn-dahr-muh-ree; Fr. zhahn-dar-muh-ree]
–noun
gendarmes collectively; a body of gendarmes.
Also, gen⋅dar⋅mer⋅y.


Origin:
1545–55; < F; see gendarme, -ery
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gen·dar·me·rie   (zhän-där'mə-rē, zhäɴ-där-mə-rē')   
n.  
  1. A body of French gendarmes.

  2. Slang A group of police officers.


[French, from Old French, calvary, from gent d'armes, gendarme, mounted soldier; see gendarme.]
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