'Gens d'armes' definitions:

Definition of 'Gens d'armes'

From: GCIDE
  • Gendarme \Gen`darme"\, n.; pl. Gendarmes, or Gens d'armes. [F.]
  • 1. (Mil.) One of a body of heavy cavalry. [Obs.] [France] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An armed policeman in France. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]