Constable
['kʌnstəb(ə)l;'kɒn-] or ['kɑnstəbl]
Definition
(noun.) a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff.
(noun.) a police officer of the lowest rank.
(noun.) English landscape painter (1776-1837).
Checker: Vivian--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages.
(n.) An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial officers.
Editor: Xenia
Definition
n. formerly a state-officer of the highest rank: the warden of a castle: a peace-officer: a policeman.—ns. Con′stablery the charge of a constable; Con′stableship; Con′stablewick the district of a constable; Con′stabling acting as a constable or policeman; Constab′ulary the body of constables of a district town &c.—adj. of or pertaining to constables or peace-officers.—Constable of France chief of the household under the old French kings then commander-in-chief of the army judge in questions of chivalry tournaments and martial displays.—High Constable one of two constables ordained in every hundred or franchise to make the view of armour and to see to the conservation of the peace; High Constable of Scotland the first subject in Scotland after the blood-royal; Lord High Constable of England the seventh great officer of the crown and formerly a judge in the court of chivalry.—Outrun the constable to go too fast: to get into debt.—Special constable a person sworn in by the justices to preserve the peace or to execute warrants on special occasions.
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Examples
- As we left the house Lestrade remained in the front room, while the repentant constable opened the door to let us out. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- At this point, where my pipe is now resting, a county constable was on duty from twelve to six. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Where was the night constable? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On inquiry, however, of the constable's wife he learnt that the constable was not at home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Yes, the constable here. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter; for _Industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them_. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Pay attention to the reply, constable, will you? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- A constable approached the carriage. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- My instructions don't go to that, replies the constable. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr Inspector speedily returning down the wooden stairs, with a police constable, Lightwood asked him if he had seen his friend leave them? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It seemed to be one of those senseless acts of Hooliganism which occur from time to time, and it was reported to the constable on the beat as such. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Now, I know where you live, says the constable, then, to Jo. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Constable, I have no doubt he'll move on. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We had all risen to our feet, our prisoner breathing hard, with a stalwart constable on each side of him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- They bear heraldic designs, the devices of the Constable de Montmorenci, and the colors are fresh and bright, due to the artist’s unique method of enameling. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- There were bodies of constables with blue staves, twenty committee-men with blue scarfs, and a mob of voters with blue cockades. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Where's Townsend, or any of the constables? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- How many constables have you? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I could only move it slightly, and it was with the aid of one of the constables that I succeeded at last in carrying it to one side. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Two of his constables came at the call. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Are there no constables here? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Now, Mr. McFarlane, two of my constables are at the door, and there is a four-wheeler waiting. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlock Holmes was well known to the force, and the two constables at the door saluted him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Would you kindly send one of your constables for two buckets of water? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was managed by the constables of the respective wards in turn; the constable summoned a number of housekeepers to attend him for the night. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Colonel Moran sprang forward with a snarl of rage, but the constables dragged him back. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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