marechaussee
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See also: maréchaussée
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French maréchaussée (“mounted police”) in 1815. Doublet of maarschalk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marechaussee f (uncountable)
- gendarmerie, military police of the Netherlands
- Coordinate term: rijkswacht (Belgium)
- member of the military police
- (historical) lightly armed soldier belonging to counterguerrilla troops