constable
cons·table
noun
1.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
Origin
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.
Phrases
- assistant chief constable
- Burton Constable
- Constable Burton
- deputy chief constable
- hog constable
- Melton Constable
- outrun the constable
- overrun the constable
Related words
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