constabulary /kən-stabˈū-lər-i/ noun

1. An organized body of constables
2. A police force

Of or relating to constables, or peace officers

Constable of France

Chief of the household under the old French kings, then commander-in-chief of the army, judge in questions of chivalry, tournaments and martial displays

High Constable

One of two constables formerly appointed in every hundred or franchise, to raise the military levy, and with responsibility for maintenance of the peace

Lord High Constable of England

An officer of the Crown, formerly a judge in the court of chivalry

Lord High Constable of Scotland

A similar officer (now a mere hereditary title)

outrun the constable

1. To go too fast
2. To get into debt

petty constable

A parish constable who was under the High Constable

special constable

A person sworn in by the justices to preserve the peace, or to execute warrants in special circumstances