Definition of "constable" []

• A peace officer with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff, empowered to serve writs and warrants and make arrests. (noun)
• A medieval officer of high rank, usually serving as military commander in the absence of a monarch. (noun)
• The governor of a royal castle. (noun)
• Chiefly British A police officer. (noun)

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• "One of the things I have found a bit depressing about being a constable is the realisation that money and an expensive education is no guarantee of good manners and common sense."
• "“Should I call a constable?” the housekeeper asked."
• "As it happens, Chabot's new constable is Silas Jones, a former high-school friend of Ott's now returned to his old stomping grounds."