English Explanatory Dictionary

maréchaussée

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɹeɪʃəʊˌseɪ/

Word forms

maréchaussée maréchaussées

Etymology

From French maréchaussée. Doublet of marshalcy.

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