1) British bobby 2) English artist 3) English landscape painter 4) English surname 5) French word used in English 6) Furniture in a prison 7) Inmate dining section 8) Law enforcement occupation 9) Law enforcement title 10) Law officer 11) Lawman 12) Painter of the The Hay Wain 13) Painter studies board
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1) Cop
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a British policeman appointed by the parish to keep the peace. Later incorporated into London's paid police force.
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A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. ==Etymology== Historically, the title comes from the Latin comes stabuli (attendant to the stables) and originated from t...
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officer, peace-officer, from Latin comes stabuli,
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• (n.) An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial officers. • (n.) A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages.
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officer of state in western European countries from medieval times and also of certain executive legal officials in Great Britain and the United ... [2 related articles]
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title of governor of the castle: also warden, captain, castellan
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Low-ranking British police officer. In medieval Europe, a constable was an officer of the king, originally responsible for army stores and stabling, and later responsible for the army in the...
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A man responsible for the day-to-day running of a castle belonging to a Medieval authority. He may have special military, or social, responsibilities.
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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 temporary 'acting' constables might also be sworn in for specific occasions if there were fears of public disorder. See also *high/head constable, *pett...
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official in charge of castle in owner's absence
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officer, peace-officer, from Latin comes stabuli,
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Con'sta·ble (kŭn'stȧ*b'l)
noun [ Middle English
conestable ,
constable , a constable (in sense 1), Old French
conestable , French
connétable , Late Latin
conestabulus ,
constabularius ,
comes stabuli , orig., count of the stable, master...
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An officer, generally elected by the people, who possesses power as a conservator of the peace at common law, and by virtue of various legislative enactments.
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An old position originally responsible to the Manor Court Leet. The parish constable, otherwise known as Petty Constable, would enforce various orders from the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor. He would be responsible for all sorts of tasks, ale houses, beggars, bastardy payments, church and poor rate collection, maintenance of pillories an...
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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 constable may be similar to a marshal or sheriff.
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Officer appointed in each parish to make arrests and uphold law and order.
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A constable was an officer of high rank in several of the mediaeval monarchies. Among the Franks, after the major domus, or mayor of the palace, had become king, the comes stabuli became the first dignitary of the crown, commander-in-chief of the armies, and highest judge in military affairs. The connetable, however, acquired so much power that Lou...
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n] - English landscape painter (1776-1837) 2. [n] - (British) a police officer of the lowest rank 3. [n] - a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
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constable Related word families intertwined with 'to place, placing, to put; to add; to stay; to attach' word units: fix-; pon-; prosth-; the-, thes-.
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official in charge of castle in owner's absence
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noun a police officer of the lowest rank
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noun a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
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an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions, usually in a small town, rural district, etc. · a police officer. · an officer of high rank in medieval monarchies, usually the commander of all armed forces, esp. in the absence of the ruler. · the keeper or governor of a royal fortress or castle.
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