-aria

noun-forming ending

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A diverse district police team assembled outside a modest station, no readable signage.

noun / adjective

constabulary

kun-STAB-yuh-lair-ee/kənˈstæbjəleri/

A police force or relating to its officers and duties.

Etymology

conLatincount, attendant

+stabulLatinstable

+aryLatinnoun-forming ending

The “count of the stable” became a household and then a peace officer. A constabulary first named a constable’s district, then the organized body of peace officers serving a district.

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