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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Constable \Con"sta*ble\ (k[u^]n"st[.a]*b'l), n. [OE. conestable, constable, a constable (in sense 1), OF conestable, F. conn['e]table, LL conestabulus constabularius comes stabuli orig., count of the stable, master of the horse, equerry; comes count (L. companion) + L. stabulum stable. See {Count} a nobleman, and {Stable}.] 1. A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: constable n : a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Constable, NY Zip code(s): 12926
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