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Word entry · 12 letters

constabulary

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"Police force"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/Part of speech nounSorted aabclnorstuyStarts with CEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the force of policemen and officers

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.
  • […] the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and perhaps had spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.
  • As Hiro is entering their neighborhood, he sees men running down the undulating pontoon bridge that serves as the main street, carrying guns and knives. The local constabulary.

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