First Known Use: 1793
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gendarme
noun gen·darme \ˈzhän-ˌdärm also ˈjän-\
: a police officer; especially : a police officer in a country where French is spoken
Full Definition of GENDARME
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: a member of a body of soldiers especially in France serving as an armed police force for the maintenance of public order
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Origin of GENDARME
French, from Middle French, back-formation from gensdarmes, plural of gent d'armes, literally, armed people
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