constabulary
Of or relating to constablesOf or relating to constables.
/kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to constables.
(not comparable)Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.
Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.
Origin
From mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabulariusFrom mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabularius, from Latin constabulus, from comes stabuli, literally ‘master of the stables’.
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