noun
or gen·dar·mery ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ərē, -əri, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( plural gendarmeries )
Etymology: Middle French gendarmerie, from gendarme + -erie -ery
: a body of gendarmes
noun
or gen·dar·mery ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ərē, -əri, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( plural gendarmeries )
Etymology: Middle French gendarmerie, from gendarme + -erie -ery
: a body of gendarmes
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012