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constable
noun
- in the Middle Ages, the highest-ranking official of a royal household, court, etc.
- the warden or keeper of a royal fortress or castle
- a peace officer in a town or village, with powers and jurisdiction somewhat more limited than those of a sheriff
- Chiefly Brit. a police officer
Constable,
John 1776-1837; Eng. landscape painter
See constable in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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