constable

Etymology
From, , , , , from , from. For the sense-development; compare. .

Noun

 * 1) One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also .)
 * 2)  A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
 * 3)  An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also ).
 * 4) The warden of a castle.
 * 5)  An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
 * 6)  An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
 * 7) A large butterfly,, family , of Asia.
 * 1) A large butterfly,, family , of Asia.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:police officer

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 警員
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ; nuorempi konstaapeli, vanhempi konstaapeli
 * French:
 * Greek: ,
 * Irish: constábla
 * Italian: appuntato (carabinieri), agente (polizia)
 * Japanese: 捕方
 * Malay: konstabel
 * Maori: kātipa
 * Persian:
 * Polish: konstabl
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: maor-sìthe
 * Swahili: konstebo
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: cwnstabl


 * Esperanto: konstablo
 * Latin:
 * Polish: konstabl


 * Armenian:
 * Middle Armenian: գունդստապլ
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Polish: konstabl
 * Portuguese: condestável
 * Russian: ,


 * French:
 * Latin: praepositus villae
 * Norman: counnétablle,  connêtabl'ye

Verb

 * 1)  To act as a constable or policeman.

Noun

 * 1)  police title

Etymology

 * compare,.

Noun

 * 1)  high commander or officer of a medieval realm
 * 2)  warden of a castle