Associations to the word «Constabulary»

Wiktionary

CONSTABULARY, adjective. Of, or relating to constables.
CONSTABULARY, adjective. Characteristic to police; police-like (as opposed to military)
CONSTABULARY, noun. A police force.
CONSTABULARY, noun. The police in a particular district or area.

Dictionary definition

CONSTABULARY, noun. The force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats