Ruralesn.

Brit.

/rʊˈrɑːleɪz/, U.S.

/ruˈrɑˌleɪz/

Forms: also with lower case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish rurales.

Etymology: < Mexican Spanish rurales, specific use as noun of the plural of Spanish rural rural adj., originally short for cuerpos rurales, literally ‘rural forces’, denoting the Mexican Guardia Rural Rural Guard.The singular form rurale (see sense 2) has been inferred from the plural form within English.

Now historical.

1. With plural agreement. In late 19th- and early 20th-cent. Mexico: a mounted force of federal law enforcement officers; the members of this force collectively. Established in 1861, originally to combat banditry, the Rurales gained a reputation for ruthlessness under President Porfirio Díaz (in power 1876–80 and 1884–1911). The force was disbanded in 1914.

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1878 Testimony Texas Border Troubles (U.S. House of Representatives, 45th Congr., 2nd Sess.) Misc. Doc. No. 64. 98 Troops along the Lower Rio Grande..which they call ‘rurales’, or rural forces, meaning the frontier or ranch troops.

1894 N.Y. Times 21 Sept. 9/5 A force of rurales has been ordered to kill or capture the outlaws.

1938 H. Parkes Hist. Mexico ii. 294 Diaz's celebrated rurales, wearing broad felt hats, grey uniforms with red ties and silver buttons, and silver embossed saddles.

1977 P. Vanderwood in C. Gil Age of Porfirio Díaz iv. 20 The Rurales, Díaz's infamous federal mounted police, have long occupied the spotlight as ruthless, co-opted, former bandits.

2010 B. Kirkwood Hist. Mexico vi. 109 Men with military experience in the War of the Reform and the civil war—and, if one is to believe common perceptions, former bandits—joined the Rurales.

2. In singular form rurale. A member of the Rurales.

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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > mobile > mounted

trooper1830

Rurales1896

Mountie1930

1896 Atlanta Constit. 17 Feb. 1/3 Dispatches telling of the regiments of rurales that were massed across the bridge..when not a solitary rurale has been within nine hours train ride of Juarez at any stage of the matter.

1920 Overland Monthly Mar. 204/1 He was but a rurale, a border guard, a hunter of smugglers.

1954 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times 18 Apr. 15 c1/2 An intrigue involving a large sum of money, a treacherous Rurale and an Eastern woman.

1976 F. Carter Vengeance of Josey Wales i. 11 A rifle cracked in the hands of a Rurale, knocking Ten Spot backward in a half flip.

2008 F. Leslie Wild Breed 69 The rurale drew back on the Arab's reins, white teeth flashing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rurales
释义	Ruralesn. Brit. /rʊˈrɑːleɪz/, U.S. /ruˈrɑˌleɪz/ Forms: also with lower case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish rurales. Etymology: < Mexican Spanish rurales, specific use as noun of the plural of Spanish rural rural adj., originally short for cuerpos rurales, literally ‘rural forces’, denoting the Mexican Guardia Rural Rural Guard.The singular form rurale (see sense 2) has been inferred from the plural form within English. Now historical. 1. With plural agreement. In late 19th- and early 20th-cent. Mexico: a mounted force of federal law enforcement officers; the members of this force collectively. Established in 1861, originally to combat banditry, the Rurales gained a reputation for ruthlessness under President Porfirio Díaz (in power 1876–80 and 1884–1911). The force was disbanded in 1914. ΚΠ 1878 Testimony Texas Border Troubles (U.S. House of Representatives, 45th Congr., 2nd Sess.) Misc. Doc. No. 64. 98 Troops along the Lower Rio Grande..which they call ‘rurales’, or rural forces, meaning the frontier or ranch troops. 1894 N.Y. Times 21 Sept. 9/5 A force of rurales has been ordered to kill or capture the outlaws. 1938 H. Parkes Hist. Mexico ii. 294 Diaz's celebrated rurales, wearing broad felt hats, grey uniforms with red ties and silver buttons, and silver embossed saddles. 1977 P. Vanderwood in C. Gil Age of Porfirio Díaz iv. 20 The Rurales, Díaz's infamous federal mounted police, have long occupied the spotlight as ruthless, co-opted, former bandits. 2010 B. Kirkwood Hist. Mexico vi. 109 Men with military experience in the War of the Reform and the civil war—and, if one is to believe common perceptions, former bandits—joined the Rurales. 2. In singular form rurale. A member of the Rurales. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > mobile > mounted trooper1830 Rurales1896 Mountie1930 1896 Atlanta Constit. 17 Feb. 1/3 Dispatches telling of the regiments of rurales that were massed across the bridge..when not a solitary rurale has been within nine hours train ride of Juarez at any stage of the matter. 1920 Overland Monthly Mar. 204/1 He was but a rurale, a border guard, a hunter of smugglers. 1954 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times 18 Apr. 15 c1/2 An intrigue involving a large sum of money, a treacherous Rurale and an Eastern woman. 1976 F. Carter Vengeance of Josey Wales i. 11 A rifle cracked in the hands of a Rurale, knocking Ten Spot backward in a half flip. 2008 F. Leslie Wild Breed 69 The rurale drew back on the Arab's reins, white teeth flashing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878
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