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maréchaussées

maréchaussées is the plural of maréchaussée.

Meaning of maréchaussée

Noun

maréchaussée (plural maréchaussées)

  1. (historical) 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.
    • I do not unite the Maréchaussée, because that corps is destined for a particular service, to which it will be altogether applied in the course of the next campaign, nor should I think it advisable to convert it to any other purpose.1789, George Washington, letter, 6 Feb 1780

Questions about maréchaussées

What is maréchaussées the plural of?
Maréchaussées is the plural of maréchaussée.

Words near maréchaussées in the dictionary

  1. Marçal
  2. Maré
  3. Maréchalian
  4. maréchals
  5. maréchaussée
  6. maréchaussées
  7. Maróczy bind
  8. Maróczy binds
  9. Marčana
  10. mas
  11. Mas John

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