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constable definition

con·sta·ble (känstə bəl; Brit kun-)

noun

  1. in the Middle Ages, the highest-ranking official of a royal household, court, etc.
  2. the warden or keeper of a royal fortress or castle
  3. a peace officer in a town or village, with powers and jurisdiction somewhat more limited than those of a sheriff
  4. Chiefly Brit. a police officer

Etymology: ME < OFr conestable < LL comes stabuli, lit., count of the stable, hence chief groom < L comes, companion, fellow (see count) + stabulum, stable

Constable definition

Con·sta·ble (kunstə bəl, kän-)

Constable, John 1776-1837; Eng. landscape painter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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