constable

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Synonyms: unstable, constate, congeable, consortable, contestable, instable, covetable, countable, consumable, cogitable, constables

Antonyms: unstable, constate, congeable, consortable, contestable, instable, covetable, countable, consumable, cogitable, constables

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Noun

1. One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth [[police]] forces. (See also {{m|en|chief constable}}.)
2. {{lb|en|UK|law}} A [[police officer]] or an officer with equivalent powers.
3. {{lb|en|historical}} An officer of a noble court in the [[Middle Ages]], usually a senior army commander. (See also {{m|en|marshal}}).
4. The [[warden]] of a [[castle]].
5. {{lb|en|US}} An [[elect]]ed or [[appoint]]ed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving [[writ|writs]] and [[court]] orders.
6. {{lb|en|Channel Islands}} An elected head of a [[parish]] (also known as a [[connétable]])
7. A large [[butterfly]], {{taxlink|Dichorragia nesimachus|species}}, family {{taxfmt|Nymphalidae|family}}, of Asia.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|dated}} To act as a constable or policeman.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|English|from=occupations}} from {{der|en|fro|conestable||constable}}.
2. {{place|en|town|co/Franklin County|s/New York|;|named for landowner William Constable}}.

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