constabulary

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈstæbjʊləri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈstæbjəˌlɛri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən stab′yə ler′ē)

Inflections of 'constabulary' (n): npl: constabularies

con•stab•u•lar•y¹ /kənˈstæbyəˌlɛri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -lar•ies.

con•stab•u•lar•y¹ (kən stab′yə ler′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lar•ies.

Medieval Latin as above
Old French
Medieval Latin constabulāria, feminine of constabulārius constabulary²; replacing Middle English constablerie
1350–1400

con•stab•u•lar•y² (kən stab′yə ler′ē),USA pronunciation adj.

Also, con•stab•u•lar (kən stab′yə lər).USA pronunciation

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constabulary /kənˈstæbjʊlərɪ/ chiefly Brit n ( pl -laries)

adj

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