gen·dar·me·rie (zhän-där m -r , zhä -där-m-r)n. 1. A body of French gendarmes. 2. Slang A group of police officers. [French, from Old French, calvary, from gent d'armes, gendarme, mounted soldier; see gendarme.] |
gendarmerie, gendarmery [ʒɒnˈdɑːmərɪ (French) ʒɑ̃darməri]
n
1. (Military) the whole corps of gendarmes
2. (Military) the headquarters or barracks of a body of gendarmes
Gendarmery, Gendarmerie a corps or squadron of cavalry in England in the reign of Edward VI; a body of soldiers employed as police, as in France.
Examples: the gendarmery of our great writers, 1670.
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| Noun | 1. | gendarmerie - French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively constabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" gendarme - a French policeman |
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