n. a law officer for a particular area such as a rural township, ...

c. 1200, "chief household officer, justice of the peace," from Old French conestable (12c., Modern French connétable), "steward, governor," principal officer of the Frankish king&# [..]

A peace officer for a particular geographic area -- most often a rural county -- who commonly has the power to serve legal papers, arrest lawbreakers, and keep the peace. Depending on the state, a con [..]

(police) officer

a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff English landscape painter (1776-1837) a police officer of the lowest rank A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonl [..]

n. An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.

[Old French conestable military commander, chief of the royal household, from Late Latin comes stabuli, literally, officer of the stable] : a public officer usually of a town or township responsible . [..]

The title of an officer given command of an army or an important garrison. Also the officer who commands in the king's absence.    (MEDIEV-L. Medieval Terms)

Constable is a peace officer who performs judicial duties, such as serving writs and warrants. Constable has less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff.

(n) a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff(n) English landscape painter (1776-1837)(n) a police officer of the lowest rank

a British policeman appointed by the parish to keep the peace. Later incorporated into London's paid police force.

an (unpaid) officer appointed from the ranks of local householders on a rotating basis; the constable served for a year at a time, to make arrests, conduct searches, among other duties. Additional tem [..]

An elected official whose primary duty is to deliver and return legal notices and documents as directed by a Justice of the Peace.

The lowest rank of office held by a sworn police officer; a position ordinarily assigned to front-line uniformed officers in the initial stages of a police career. (ch. 2, p. 47)

n. "governor of a castle," s.v. constable OED. KEY: constable@n

n 17 constable 17

A man responsible for the day-to-day running of a castle belonging to a Medieval

Viewed today, along with William J.M. Turner, as one of the greatest British landscape and sky painters of the nineteenth century. Constable painted mostly in his native region of Suffolk and the surr [..]

(British,NZ) A police officer ranking below sergeant in most British/New Zealand police forces. (See also chief constable). *nrf|counnétablle|m,nrf|connêtabl'ye|m en|constabulary [..]

Two linked challenges faced by the monarchy after the Norman Conquest, as it sought to expand the scope and control of a national government, concerned the enforcement of law (beyond the unsatisfactor [..]