gens d'armes

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gens d'armes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gendarme \Gen`darme"\, n.; pl. Gendarmes, or Gens d'armes.
     [F.]
     1. (Mil.) One of a body of heavy cavalry. [Obs.] [France]
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     2. An armed policeman in France. --Thackeray.
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