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| con·sta·ble [ kónstəb'l, kúnstəb'l ] (plural con·sta·bles) |
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1. officer below sheriff: in some towns or townships, a low-ranking law officer
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2. police officer: in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, a police officer of the lowest rank
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3. castle warden: the warden of a royal castle or fortress
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4. royal household official in Middle Ages: the chief administrative and military officer in a royal household, especially in medieval France and England
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| [12th century. Via Old French conestable< late Latin comes stabilis "count of the stable"] |
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  con·sta·ble·ship noun |
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