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constable

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
constable /ˈkʌnstəb(ə)l, ˈkɒn-/

▶noun

1 Brit. a police officer.
■ (also police constable) a police officer of the lowest rank.

2 the governor of a royal castle.
■ historical the highest-ranking official in a royal household.

– origin ME: from OFr. conestable, from late L. comes stabuli ‘count (head officer) of the stable’.

'constable' also found in these Oxford entries:

chief constable - Con - Const. - constabulary - jawan - PC - SC - special constable - WPC

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