constable en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌn.stə.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɒn.stə.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑn.stə.bəl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkan.stə.bəl/ (Australia)
Etymology
From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.
Meanings
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One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- (UK) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
- (historical) An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
- The warden of a castle.
- (US) An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
- (qualifier:Channel Islands) An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
- A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| constables | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
police constable · constabless · outrun the constable · constablery · underconstable · Burton Constable · deputy chief constable · hog constable · special constable · constablewick · Constable Burton · CST · assistant chief constable · Melton Constable · subconstable · constabulary · constableship · cst. · overrun the constable
Descendants
konstábl · konstabel · консте́бль · konstabl · konstebo · konstable · constábla
Synonyms
Translations (48)
fi nuorempi konstaapeli (police officer rank) · es condestable (officer of a noble court) · vi quản đốc (police officer rank) · pl konstabl (officer of a noble court) · fi vanhempi konstaapeli (police officer rank) · nrf counnétablle (elected head of a parish) · pt condestável (officer of a noble court) · ms konstabel (police officer rank) · la praepositus villae (elected head of a parish) · ru консте́бль (officer of a noble court) · ru коннетабль (officer of a noble court) · el χωροφύλακας (police officer rank) · pl konstabl (police officer rank) · hi आरक्षी (police officer rank) · fi konstaapeli (police officer rank) · gd maor-sìthe (police officer rank) · fr constable (police officer rank) · pl konstabl (a police officer or an officer with equivalent powers) · cmn 警官 (police officer rank) · it agente (polizia) (police officer rank) · cmn 警員 /警员 (police officer rank) · cs konstábl (officer of a noble court) · la vigil (a police officer or an officer with equivalent powers) · axm գունդստապլ (officer of a noble court) · eo konstablo (a police officer or an officer with equivalent powers) · it conestabile (officer of a noble court) · bg полицай (police officer rank) · cy cwnstabl (police officer rank) · ja 捕方 (police officer rank) · ru консте́бль (police officer rank) · sv konstapel (police officer rank) · fr connétable (elected head of a parish) · pt agente (police officer rank) · cs konstábl (police officer rank) · bg полицай (a police officer or an officer with equivalent powers) · bg конетабъл (officer of a noble court) · el αστυφύλακας (police officer rank) · it appuntato (carabinieri) (police officer rank) · id jagabaya (police officer rank) · nrf connêtabl'ye (elected head of a parish) · fr connétable (officer of a noble court) · mi kātipa (police officer rank) · tl konstable (police officer rank) · ga constábla (police officer rank) · fa آژان (police officer rank) · fi konnetaabeli (officer of a noble court) · sw konstebo (police officer rank) · yue 警員 /警员 (police officer rank)