catchpole

or catch·poll

[ kach-pohl ]

/ ˈkætʃˌpoʊl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR catchpole ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

(formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt.

Origin of catchpole

before 1050; Middle English cacchepol,late Old English cæcephol<Medieval Latin cacepollus tax-gatherer, literally, chase-fowl, equivalent to cace- (<Old North French; see catch) + pollus<Latin pullus chick; see pullet

OTHER WORDS FROM catchpole

catch·pol·er·y, catch·poll·er·y, noun

Words nearby catchpole

catch out, catchpenny, catch phrase, catch pit, catch points, catchpole, catch red-handed, catch sight of, catch someone's eye, catch some rays, catch some z's

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Example sentences from the Web for catchpole

Mr. Catchpole, what do you mean by taking upon yourself to promise you would obtain another grindstone?
Catharine Furze|Mark Rutherford
Most vividly did that morning come back to him when he had once before decided to eject Mr. Catchpole.
Catharine Furze|Mark Rutherford
Catchpole, the landlord of a small inn, two miles from the Dingle, and not far from Willenhall in Staffordshire.
Isopel Berners|George Borrow
Thinking that they might be related to the catchpole that was bastinadoed, we asked them the occasion of their grief.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

You can tell Mr. Catchpole his master wishes to see him here.
Catharine Furze|Mark Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for catchpole

catchpole

catchpoll

/ (ˈkætʃˌpəʊl) /

noun

(in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors

Word Origin for catchpole

Old English cæcepol, from Medieval Latin cacepollus tax-gatherer, literally: chicken-chaser, from cace- catch + pollus (from Latin pullus chick)

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单词	catchpole
释义	catchpole or catch·poll [ kach-pohl ] / ˈkætʃˌpoʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR catchpole ON THESAURUS.COM noun (formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt. Origin of catchpole before 1050; Middle English cacchepol,late Old English cæcephol<Medieval Latin cacepollus tax-gatherer, literally, chase-fowl, equivalent to cace- (<Old North French; see catch) + pollus<Latin pullus chick; see pullet OTHER WORDS FROM catchpole catch·pol·er·y, catch·poll·er·y, noun Words nearby catchpole catch out, catchpenny, catch phrase, catch pit, catch points, catchpole, catch red-handed, catch sight of, catch someone's eye, catch some rays, catch some z's Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catchpole Mr. Catchpole, what do you mean by taking upon yourself to promise you would obtain another grindstone? Catharine Furze\|Mark Rutherford Most vividly did that morning come back to him when he had once before decided to eject Mr. Catchpole. Catharine Furze\|Mark Rutherford Catchpole, the landlord of a small inn, two miles from the Dingle, and not far from Willenhall in Staffordshire. Isopel Berners\|George Borrow Thinking that they might be related to the catchpole that was bastinadoed, we asked them the occasion of their grief. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais You can tell Mr. Catchpole his master wishes to see him here. Catharine Furze\|Mark Rutherford British Dictionary definitions for catchpole catchpole catchpoll / (ˈkætʃˌpəʊl) / noun (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors Word Origin for catchpole Old English cæcepol, from Medieval Latin cacepollus tax-gatherer, literally: chicken-chaser, from cace- catch + pollus (from Latin pullus chick) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to catchpole commissioner, nominee, deputy, envoy, member, minister, senator, ambassador, vicar, mouthpiece, viceroy, emissary, surrogate, spokesperson, appointee, rep, alternate, agent, plenipotentiary, proxy
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catchpole

or catch·poll

noun

Origin of catchpole

OTHER WORDS FROM catchpole

Words nearby catchpole

Example sentences from the Web for catchpole

British Dictionary definitions for catchpole

catchpoll

noun

Word Origin for catchpole

Words related to catchpole