constable

/ˈkʌnstəbəl//ˈkɑnstəbəl/

noun

  1. 1

    One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)

  2. 2

    A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.

  3. 3

    An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).

  4. 4

    The warden of a castle.

  5. 5

    A public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.

  6. 6

    (Channel Islands) An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)

  7. 7

    A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.

verb

  1. 1

    To act as a constable or policeman.

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