ˈkänztəbəl, -än(t)st-; chiefly Brit ˈkən- noun
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Etymology: Middle English conestable, from Old French, from Late Latin comes stabuli officer of the stable, chief equerry, marshal, from comes officer, count + stabuli, gen. of stabulum stable — more at count , stable
1. : the chief officer of the household, court, or army of a nobleman or king during the middle ages who often acted as commander in chief of the army next to the king and as supreme judge of the military courts and courts of chivalry
constable of Scotland
lord high constable of England
2. : the warden or governor of a royal castle or fortress or of a fortified town
3. : a military officer especially of the middle ages
4.
a. : a public officer responsible for keeping the public peace and for certain petty judicial duties
b. Britain : a policeman of the lowest rank