Constable of France

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• Constable of France — Chief of the household under the old French kings, then commander in chief of the army, judge in questions of chivalry, tournaments and martial displays • • • Main Entry: ↑constable …   Useful english dictionary

• Constable of France — 2 October 1369: Charles V of France presents the sword Joyeuse to the Constable Bertrand du Guesclin The Constable of France (French …   Wikipedia

• Constable of France — Charles De Gaulle …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• Constable — Con sta*ble (k[o^]n st[.a]*b l or 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Constable of Portugal — (Portuguese: Condestável) or Constable of the Kingdom (Portuguese: Condestável do Reino) was a title created by the King of Portugal Ferdinand I in 1382, to substitute the title Alferes Mór do Reino. The constable was the second most powerful… …   Wikipedia

• Constable — For other uses, see Constable (disambiguation). A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Historical… …   Wikipedia

• constable —    Normal use of this term in modern times is to a British policeman of the lowest rank, a member of the constabulary of a particular area. A constable was earlier an officer of the peace, often appointed by a parish or township, whose duties… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• constable — An officer of a municipal corporation (usually elected) whose duties are similar to those of the sheriff, though his powers are less and his jurisdiction smaller. He is to preserve the public peace, execute the process of magistrates courts, and… …   Black's law dictionary

• constable — An officer of a municipal corporation (usually elected) whose duties are similar to those of the sheriff, though his powers are less and his jurisdiction smaller. He is to preserve the public peace, execute the process of magistrates courts, and… …   Black's law dictionary

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• Constable of the Tower — General Sir Richard Dannatt, dressed in the ceremonial attire of the Constable of the Tower The Constable of the Tower is the most senior appointment at the Tower of London. In the middle ages a constable was the person in charge of a castle when …   Wikipedia