constable
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constable¹
- /ˈkʌn.stə.bəl/ UK
- /ˈkɒn.stə.bəl/ UK
- /ˈkɑn.stə.bəl/ US
- /ˈkan.stə.bəl/ Australia
Where it comes from
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.
noun constables
- 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.
- A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
- An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
- The warden of a castle.
- An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
- An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
- A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
Similar: police officer
verb constables · constabling · constabled
- To act as a constable or policeman.
Constable²
proper noun Constables
- An English surname originating as an occupation from Old French conestable (“constable”). John Constable, English painter.
- A town in Franklin County, New York; named for landowner William Constable.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: police, policeman, gendarme, patrolman, policing, gendarmerie, officer, mounties, brigadier, sarge, sergeant, commissioner, detective, agent, inspector, cst
noun
Similar: police officer
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noun police officer rank
| 日本語 | 捕方 torikata |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 警官 jǐngguān, 警員 /警员 jǐngyuán |
| हिन्दी | आरक्षी ārakṣī |
| Kiswahili | konstebo |
| Português | agente |
| Français | constable |
| Italiano | appuntato (carabinieri), agente (polizia) |
| Ελληνικά | αστυφύλακας astyfýlakas, χωροφύλακας chorofýlakas |
| Русский | консте́бль konstéblʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | quản đốc |
noun officer of a noble court
| Español | condestable |
|---|---|
| Português | condestável |
| Français | connétable |
| Italiano | conestabile |
| Русский | консте́бль konstéblʹ, коннетабль konnetablʹ |
noun elected head of a parish
| Français | connétable |
|---|
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title = {constable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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