See Also: gendarmerie(dictionary)

gendarmerie (iou)



gendarmerie noun. Also gendarmery. M16.
[French, from gendarme: see GENDARME.]
Hist. A body of cavalry, esp. in the older French army (cf. GENDARME 1). M16.
In France and French-speaking countries: a body of police officers, a police force; orig. a military force employed as police. L18.
b. A headquarters or station of gendarmes; a police station. M20.