英语词汇“High Constable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

constable /konˈ or kunˈstə-bl/

noun

A policeman or policewoman of the lowest rank

Applied to various other peace officers

The warden or keeper of a royal castle or fort

A military or administrative officer in an area or district or high-ranking officer of the royal household (medieval hist)

ORIGIN: OFr conestable (Fr connétable), from L comes stabulī count or companion of the stable

conˈstableship noun

conˈstablewick noun (historical)

The district of a constable

constabulary /kən-stabˈū-lər-i/ noun

An organized body of constables

A police force

adjective

Of or relating to constables, or peace officers

Constable of France

Chief of the household under the old French kings, then commander-in-chief of the army, judge in questions of chivalry, tournaments and martial displays

High Constable

One of two constables formerly appointed in every hundred or franchise, to raise the military levy, and with responsibility for maintenance of the peace

Lord High Constable of England

An officer of the Crown, formerly a judge in the court of chivalry

Lord High Constable of Scotland

A similar officer (now a mere hereditary title)

outrun the constable

To go too fast
To get into debt

petty constable

A parish constable who was under the High Constable

special constable

A person sworn in by the justices to preserve the peace, or to execute warrants in special circumstances