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constable

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

Constable, John 1776-1837; Eng. landscape painter

See constable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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