constable
/ˈkɑn.stə.bəl/ noun C1- One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
- 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.
Plural constables
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I take it for granted that since dawn every constable within forty miles has been looking out for a wet stranger?”
The garden was bounded by a three-foot brick wall with a fringe of wood rails upon the top, and against this wall was leaning a stalwart police constable, surrounded by a small knot of loafers, who craned their necks and strained their eyes in the vain hope of catching some glimpse of the proceedings within.
In the meantime I should like to speak to the constable who found the body.
On enquiry we found that the constable was in bed, and we were shown into a little front parlour to await his coming.
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