Constable — For other uses, see Constable (disambiguation). A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Historical… … Wikipedia
constable — noun /ˈkʌnstəbəl/ a) A police officer ranking below sergeant in most British police forces. (See also Chief Constable). b) Officer of a noble court in the middle ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal) … Wiktionary
constable — con·sta·ble / kän stə bəl, kən / n [Old French conestable military commander, chief of the royal household, from Late Latin comes stabuli, literally, officer of the stable]: a public officer usu. of a town or township responsible for keeping the… … Law dictionary
Constable — Con sta*ble (k[o^]n st[.a]*b l or k[u^]n st[.a]*b l), n. [OE. conestable, constable, a constable (in sense 1), OF. conestable, F. conn[ e]table, LL. conestabulus, constabularius, comes stabuli, orig., count of the stable, master of the horse,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Constable Care — is a community awareness mascot originally used by the Western Australia Police to inform primary school children about basic safety issues. Now he is a part of a non profit organisation, the Constable Care Child Safety Foundation, sponsored by… … Wikipedia
constable — c.1200, chief household officer, justice of the peace, from O.Fr. conestable (12c., Mod.Fr. connétable), steward, governor, principal officer of the Frankish king s household, from L.L. comes stabuli, lit. count of the stable (established by… … Etymology dictionary
constable — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a police officer. ORIGIN originally denoting the governor of a royal castle: from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabuli count, or head officer, of the stable … English terms dictionary
constable — [kän′stə bəl; ] Brit [ kun′stə bəl] n. [ME < OFr conestable < LL comes stabuli, lit., count of the stable, hence chief groom < L comes, companion, fellow (see COUNT2) + stabulum, STABLE2] 1. in the Middle Ages, the highest ranking… … English World dictionary
officer — [ôf′i sər, äf′i sər] n. [ME < Anglo Fr & OFr officier < ML officiarius < L officium,OFFICE] 1. anyone elected or appointed to an office or position of authority in a government, business, institution, society, etc. 2. a police officer or … English World dictionary
Constable of the Tower — General Sir Richard Dannatt, dressed in the ceremonial attire of the Constable of the Tower The Constable of the Tower is the most senior appointment at the Tower of London. In the middle ages a constable was the person in charge of a castle when … Wikipedia
