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Constable
//ˈkʌnstəbəl// name, noun, verb
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An English surname originating as an occupation from Old French conestable (“constable”).
- 2 A town in Franklin County, New York; named for landowner William Constable.
- 3 John Constable, English painter.
Noun
- 1 One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
"As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once."
- 2 a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff wordnet
- 3 A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers. UK
- 4 a police officer of the lowest rank wordnet
- 5 An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal). historical
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- 6 The warden of a castle.
- 7 An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders. US
- 8 An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
- 9 A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
Verb
- 1 To act as a constable or policeman. dated, intransitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.
Etymology 2
From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.
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