Associations to the word «Constable»

Wiktionary

CONSTABLE, noun. (British) (NZ) A police officer ranking below sergeant in most British/New Zealand police forces. (See also chief constable).
CONSTABLE, noun. Officer of a noble court in the middle ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
CONSTABLE, noun. (US) Public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
CONSTABLE, noun. (Channel Islands) A elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)

Dictionary definition

CONSTABLE, noun. A lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff.
CONSTABLE, noun. English landscape painter (1776-1837).
CONSTABLE, noun. A police officer of the lowest rank.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley