constable

Meanings

Noun

a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
English landscape painter (1776-1837)
a police officer of the lowest rank
One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
The warden of a castle.
An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.

Verb

To act as a constable or policeman.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

John Constable, police constable, police officer

Scrabble Score: 13

constable is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
constable is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
constable is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

constable is a valid Words With Friends word