n.
Pronunciation: ' kän(t)-st ə -b ə l, ' k ə n(t)-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English conestable, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin comes stabuli, literally, officer of the stable
Date: 13th century
1 : a high officer of a royal court or noble household especially in the Middle Ages
2 : the warden or governor of a royal castle or a fortified town
3 a : a public officer usually of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace and for minor judicial duties b chiefly British : POLICE OFFICER especially : one ranking below sergeant