In Anglo-Saxon and later medieval England: the chief member of a tithing (tithing, n.1 2) in a system of frank-pledge (frank-pledge, n.). Later: a…
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释义 | society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > constable > of a parish or tithing (7) tithingmanlOE In Anglo-Saxon and later medieval England: the chief member of a tithing (tithing, n.1 2) in a system of frank-pledge (frank-pledge, n.). Later: a… Petty Constable1472 An officer of the peace. (See Sir J. Stephen Hist. Crim. Law, I. vii. 194–200.) an officer of a parish or township appointed to act as… tithemana1475 In medieval England: the chief member of a tithing (tithing, n.1 2) in a system of frank-pledge (frank-pledge, n. 1a); (later) a parish officer… thirdborough?c1475 Formerly, The head man of a frithborh or frank-pledge; hence, the conservator of peace or peace-officer of a tithing, the petty constable of a… petty constable1574 an officer of a parish or township whose duties included being a keeper of the peace; a parish constable. parish officer1646 parish watcha1745 |
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