constabulary
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.
Examples
- Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.
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
law, police, police force, constabular
Scrabble Score: 19
constabulary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordconstabulary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
constabulary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 23
constabulary: valid Words With Friends Word