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constable

noun

con·​sta·​ble ˈkän(t)-stə-bəl How to pronounce constable (audio) ˈkən(t)- How to pronounce constable (audio)
1
: a high officer of a royal court or noble household especially in the Middle Ages
2
: the warden or governor of a royal castle or a fortified town
3
a
: a public officer usually of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace and for minor judicial duties
b
chiefly British : police officer
especially : one ranking below sergeant

Example Sentences

reported the crime to the local constable
Recent Examples on the Web Gary Wolf, the constable for District 1, was hit in his eyes when the gunman shot through some glass, Williams said. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2022 The suspects were killed after exchanging fire with police outside the bank in Saanich, according to Dean Duthie, the chief constable of the Saanich Police Department. Sharif Paget, Amy Simonson And Laura James, CNN, 29 June 2022 First, a constable for Texas’s Harris County was shot and killed during an early morning traffic stop in southwest Houston. Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2022 Sherry Noppe, 63, was announced missing by a constable in Harris County, on Instagram on May 4. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 May 2022 Unamused, the local constable raced to the docks to arrest him. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 With crime against citizens and law enforcement on the rise, a Texas constable is taking action, arguing liberal prosecutors have failed to keep the community safe. Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2022 Or last year, when a Kenton County constable tried to repossess furniture. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 18 May 2022 Anyone with information about the driver is urged to call the constable's office dispatch at 281-376-3472. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 2 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English conestable, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin comes stabuli, literally, officer of the stable

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of constable was in the 13th century

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