constabulary
Meanings
Plural: constabularies
Noun
- the force of policemen and officers
- A police force.
- The police in a particular district or area.
Adj
- Of or relating to constables.
- Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.
Origin / Etymology
From mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabularius, from Latin constabulus, from comes stabuli, literally ‘master of the stables’.
Synonyms
constabular, law, police, police force
Scrabble Score: 19
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constabulary is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 23
constabulary is a valid Words With Friends word