maréchaussées

A form of maréchaussée — A type of guard force in France, French colonies, or sometimes by extension other places, commanded by a marshal (formerly used as a police force before the introduction of the gendarmerie); loosely (chiefly humorous), the police, the constabulary.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of maréchaussée
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maréchaussées,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mar%C3%A9chauss%C3%A9es.

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