Subj : Re: Gendarmes
To   : Mark Lewis
From : Holger Granholm
Date : Wed Sep 28 2016 09:48 am

In a message on Wednesday 09-27-16 mark lewis said to Holger Granholm:

Good morning Mark,

HG>> So the gendarmes are probably military polices, or just soldiers.

ml> since i'm the one that tossed the term out there, please allow me to
ml> post some clarification of the term...


gen�darme
ml> 'ZH�nd�rm/
ml> noun
ml> noun: gendarme; plural noun: gendarmes

ml>  1. an armed police officer in France and other French-speaking
ml>     countries.
ml>  2. a member of a body of soldiers especially in France serving
ml>     as an armed police force for the maintenance of public order
ml>  3. police officer
ml>  4. a rock pinnacle on a mountain, occupying and blocking an
ml>     ar�te.

ml> =====

Thanks for the explanation Mark. Now everybody reading this echo, knows
what a gendarme is.


Have a nice day,

Holger

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