'Gens d'armes' definitions:
Definition of 'Gens d'armes'
- 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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