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   constable

   /ˈkʌnstəbl/

   noun

   • 1. a police officer. British
   • ▪ a police officer of the lowest rank.
   • 2. the governor of a royal castle.
   • ▪ the highest-ranking official in a royal household. historical

   Word Origin Middle English (in constable (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French conestable, from late Latin comes stabuli ‘count (head officer) of the stable’. constable (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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