constable : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: constable	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for constable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
constable n a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff English landscape painter (1776-1837) Synonym(s): Constable, John Constable a police officer of the lowest rank Synonym(s): constable, police constable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Constable \Con"stable\ (k[ucr]n"st[adot]b'l), n. [OE. conestable, constable, a constable (in sense 1), OF. conestable, F. conn[82]table, LL. conestabulus, constabularius, comes stabuli, orig., count of the stable, master of the horse, equerry; comes count (L. companion) + L. stabulum stable. See {Count} a nobleman, and {Stable}.] 1. A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Constable, NY Zip code(s): 12926