constabulary

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

Adjective

 * 1) Of or relating to constables.
 * 2) Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.
 * Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.

Noun

 * 1) A police force.
 * 2) The police in a particular district or area.

Usage notes
Constabulary is a collective noun and usually has no plural. Only when describing groups of constabularies is it used in the plural. For example, the constabularies of England and Wales form part of the constabulary of the United Kingdom.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: полиция
 * Czech: policejní sbor
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Latin: vigilia
 * Russian: полицейские силы
 * Spanish:, fuerza pública