In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank. He was a constable at Sutton police station. Constable Stuart Clark Thanks for your help, Constable. see also Chief Constable
The officer in charge of keeping order at an event The exact role varies among the Kingdoms -- may include directing parking, collecting waivers and site fees, dealing with fires and other emergencies, and seeing that blatantly mundane artifacts are kept out of sight When on duty, Constables usually wear a blue baldric with a gold mace on it In some Kingdoms, the word is also used for people who are helping to oversee the conduct of combat on the field (See Marshal (6), Officer )
An old position originally responsible to the Manor Court Leet The parish constable, otherwise known as Petty Constable, would enforce various orders from the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor He would be responsible for all sorts of tasks, ale houses, beggars, bastardy payments, church and poor rate collection, maintenance of pillories and stocks and the village lock up He was unpaid but allowed expenses, my g g grandfather's journal shows that his expenses included a horse provided by the parish!
[ 'kän(t)-st&-b&l, ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English conestable, from Old French, from Late Latin comes stabuli, literally, officer of the stable.