Meaning of Constable | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An English surname originating as an occupation from Old French conestable (“constable”).
2. One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
3. A town in Franklin County, New York; named for landowner William Constable.
4. A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
   UK
5. John Constable, English painter.
6. An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
   historical
7. The warden of a castle.
8. An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
   US
9. An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
10. A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.

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Examples

“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.”

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