Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

constabulary

/kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: con-stab-u-lary
IPA: /kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to constables.

adj

Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.

noun

A police force.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The police in a particular district or area.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

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’.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

constabularies (plural)

Synonyms

constabular police police force law

Rhymes With

vocabulary

Questions

How do you pronounce constabulary?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/.
What does constabulary mean?: Of or relating to constables.
Where does constabulary come from?: From 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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