constable
/ˈkʌnstəbəl//ˈkɑnstəbəl/
noun
- 1
One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
- 2
A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
- 3
An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
- 4
The warden of a castle.
- 5
A public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
- 6
(Channel Islands) An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
- 7
A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
verb
- 1
To act as a constable or policeman.
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