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stable
(mass) | stable
- stabilný, pevný, vyrovnávajúci, statický, stajňa, ustajniť |
stable
(encz) | stable,konírna n: web |
stable
(encz) | stable,pevný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stable
(encz) | stable,stabilní adj: [it.] web |
stable
(encz) | stable,stáj n: web |
stable
(encz) | stable,stálý adj: web |
stable
(encz) | stable,trvanlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stable
(encz) | stable,ustálený adj: web |
stable
(encz) | stable,vyrovnaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Stable
(gcide) | Stable \Sta"ble\, v. t.
To fix; to establish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Stable
(gcide) | Stable \Sta"ble\, n. [OF. estable, F. ['e]table, from L.
stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See Stand, v. i.]
A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in;
esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a
horse stable; a cow stable. --Milton.
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Stable fly (Zool.), a common dipterous fly ({Stomoxys
calcitrans}) which is abundant about stables and often
enters dwellings, especially in autumn; called also
biting house fly. These flies, unlike the common house
flies, which they resemble, bite severely, and are
troublesome to horses and cattle. They differ from the
larger horse fly.
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Stable
(gcide) | Stable \Sta"ble\ (st[=a]"b'l), a. [OF. estable, F. stable, fr.
L. stabilis, fr. stare to stand. See Stand, v. i. and cf.
Establish.]
1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or
overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
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In this region of chance, . . . where nothing is
stable. --Rogers.
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2. Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not
easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering;
as, a man of stable character.
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And to her husband ever meek and stable. --Chaucer.
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3. Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a
stable foundation; a stable position.
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4. (Physics) So placed as to resist forces tending to cause
motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or
molecular or chemical disturbance; -- said of any body or
substance.
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Stable equilibrium (Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a
body so placed that if disturbed it returns to its former
position, as in the case when the center of gravity is
below the point or axis of support; -- opposed to
unstable equilibrium, in which the body if disturbed
does not tend to return to its former position, but to
move farther away from it, as in the case of a body
supported at a point below the center of gravity. Cf.
Neutral equilibrium, under Neutral.
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Syn: Fixed; steady; constant; abiding; strong; durable; firm.
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Stable
(gcide) | Stable \Sta"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stabled (-b'ld); p. pr.
& vb. n. Stabling (-bl[i^]ng).]
To put or keep in a stable.
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Stable
(gcide) | Stable \Sta"ble\, v. i.
To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place;
to kennel. --Milton.
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stable
(wn) | stable
adj 1: resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable
ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship";
"stable prices" [ant: unstable]
2: firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; "the
economy is stable"
3: not taking part readily in chemical change
4: maintaining equilibrium
5: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn:
static, stable, unchanging]
n 1: a farm building for housing horses or other livestock [syn:
stable, stalls, horse barn]
v 1: shelter in a stable; "stable horses" |
stable
(foldoc) | stable
1. A quality of a program that is relatively
unlikely to fall over (to terminate unexpectedly).
2. stable sort.
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unstable
(mass) | unstable
- nestabilný |
adjustable
(encz) | adjustable,nastavitelný [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačadjustable,posuvný adj: Zdeněk Brožadjustable,přizpůsobitelný adj: adjustable,regulovatelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
adjustable spanner
(encz) | adjustable spanner,francouzský klíč |
adjustable wrench
(encz) | adjustable wrench,francouzský klíč |
arrestable
(encz) | arrestable,schopný zatknutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
bistable
(encz) | bistable,bistabilní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
constable
(encz) | constable,strážník n: Zdeněk Brož |
contestable
(encz) | contestable,napadnutelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
detestable
(encz) | detestable,odporný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fixed but adjustable exchange rate
(encz) | fixed but adjustable exchange rate, |
incontestable
(encz) | incontestable,nepopiratelný adj: Michal Ambrož |
instable
(encz) | instable,nepevný adj: Zdeněk Brožinstable,nestabilní adj: Zdeněk Brožinstable,nestálý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
livery stable
(encz) | livery stable, |
metastable
(encz) | metastable,metastabilní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
monostable
(encz) | monostable,monostabilní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
nestable
(encz) | nestable, |
nonadjustable
(encz) | nonadjustable,nenastavitelný nonadjustable,nepřizpůsobitelný nonadjustable,neregulovatelný |
police constable
(encz) | police constable, n: |
remain stable
(encz) | remain stable,zůstat stabilní [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
resistable
(encz) | resistable, |
stable but adjustable par values
(encz) | stable but adjustable par values, |
stable companion
(encz) | stable companion, n: |
stable factor
(encz) | stable factor, n: |
stable gear
(encz) | stable gear, n: |
stableboy
(encz) | stableboy,stájník n: Zdeněk Brož |
stabled
(encz) | stabled, |
stableford
(encz) | stableford,golfová soutěž n: stableford |
stableman
(encz) | stableman,stájník n: Zdeněk Brož |
stablemate
(encz) | stablemate,kůň ze stejné stáje Zdeněk Brož |
stableness
(encz) | stableness,stabilita n: Zdeněk Brož |
stabler
(encz) | stabler,stájník n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
testable
(encz) | testable,prověřitelný adj: Zdeněk Brožtestable,testovatelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unadjustable
(encz) | unadjustable, adj: |
unstable
(encz) | unstable,labilní adj: joseunstable,nestabilní adj: Zdeněk Brožunstable,nestálý adj: RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
unstableness
(encz) | unstableness, n: |
untestable
(encz) | untestable, |
jet propellant thermally stable (high thermal stability
(czen) | Jet Propellant Thermally Stable (high thermal stability, high altitude
fuel, MIL-T-25524),JPTS[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Accostable
(gcide) | Accostable \Ac*cost"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. accostable.]
Approachable; affable. [R.] --Hawthorne.
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Adjustable
(gcide) | Adjustable \Ad*just"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being adjusted.
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Augean stable
(gcide) | Augean \Au*ge"an\, a.
1. (Class. Myth.) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis,
whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned
for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.
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2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.
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Augean stable (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or
filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.
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Constable
(gcide) | 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, 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.
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Note: The constable of France was the first officer of the
crown, and had the chief command of the army. It was
also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry. The
office was suppressed in 1627. The constable, or lord
high constable, of England, was one of the highest
officers of the crown, commander in chief of the
forces, and keeper of the peace of the nation. He also
had judicial cognizance of many important matters. The
office was as early as the Conquest, but has been
disused (except on great and solemn occasions), since
the attainder of Stafford, duke of Buckingham, in the
reign of Henry VIII.
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2. (Law) An officer of the peace having power as a
conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the
warrants of judicial officers. --Bouvier.
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Note: In England, at the present time, the constable is a
conservator of the peace within his district, and is
also charged by various statutes with other duties,
such as serving summons, precepts, warrants, etc. In
the United States, constables are town or city officers
of the peace, with powers similar to those of the
constables of England. In addition to their duties as
conservators of the peace, they are invested with
others by statute, such as to execute civil as well as
criminal process in certain cases, to attend courts,
keep juries, etc. In some cities, there are officers
called high constables, who act as chiefs of the
constabulary or police force. In other cities the title
of constable, as well as the office, is merged in that
of the police officer.
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High constable, a constable having certain duties and
powers within a hundred. [Eng.]
Petty constable, a conservator of the peace within a parish
or tithing; a tithingman. [Eng.]
Special constable, a person appointed to act as constable
of special occasions.
To overrun the constable, or outrun the constable, to
spend more than one's income; to get into debt. [Colloq.]
--Smollett.
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Constablery
(gcide) | Constablery \Con"sta*bler*y\ (? or ? ), n. [OF. conestablerie.
Cf. Constabulary.]
1. The constabulary. [Obs.]
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2. The district or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.]
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Constableship
(gcide) | Constableship \Con"sta*bleship\, n.
The office or functions of a constable.
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Constabless
(gcide) | Constabless \Con"sta*bless\, n.
The wife of a constable. [Obs.]
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Constablewick
(gcide) | Constablewick \Con"sta*ble*wick`\, n. [Constable + wick a
village]
The district to which a constable's power is limited. [Obs.]
--Sir M. Hale.
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Contestable
(gcide) | Contestable \Con*test"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. contestable.]
Capable of being contested; debatable.
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Detestable
(gcide) | Detestable \De*test"a*ble\, a. [L. detestabilis: cf. F.
d['e]testable.]
Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very
odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.
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Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy detestable
things, and with all thine abominations. --Ezek. v. 11.
Syn: Abominable; odious; execrable; abhorred.
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Detestableness
(gcide) | Detestableness \De*test"a*ble*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being detestable.
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Gustable
(gcide) | Gustable \Gust"a*ble\, a. [See Gust, v.] [Obs.]
1. Capable of being tasted; tastable.
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This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming
the gall
bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter.
--Harvey.
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2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.
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A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the
appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the
mouth. --Derham.
[1913 Webster]Gustable \Gust"a*ble\, n.
Anything that can be tasted. [Obs.]
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High constable
(gcide) | 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, 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.
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Note: The constable of France was the first officer of the
crown, and had the chief command of the army. It was
also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry. The
office was suppressed in 1627. The constable, or lord
high constable, of England, was one of the highest
officers of the crown, commander in chief of the
forces, and keeper of the peace of the nation. He also
had judicial cognizance of many important matters. The
office was as early as the Conquest, but has been
disused (except on great and solemn occasions), since
the attainder of Stafford, duke of Buckingham, in the
reign of Henry VIII.
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2. (Law) An officer of the peace having power as a
conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the
warrants of judicial officers. --Bouvier.
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Note: In England, at the present time, the constable is a
conservator of the peace within his district, and is
also charged by various statutes with other duties,
such as serving summons, precepts, warrants, etc. In
the United States, constables are town or city officers
of the peace, with powers similar to those of the
constables of England. In addition to their duties as
conservators of the peace, they are invested with
others by statute, such as to execute civil as well as
criminal process in certain cases, to attend courts,
keep juries, etc. In some cities, there are officers
called high constables, who act as chiefs of the
constabulary or police force. In other cities the title
of constable, as well as the office, is merged in that
of the police officer.
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High constable, a constable having certain duties and
powers within a hundred. [Eng.]
Petty constable, a conservator of the peace within a parish
or tithing; a tithingman. [Eng.]
Special constable, a person appointed to act as constable
of special occasions.
To overrun the constable, or outrun the constable, to
spend more than one's income; to get into debt. [Colloq.]
--Smollett.
[1913 Webster]High \High\, a. [Compar. Higher; superl. Highest.] [OE.
high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he['a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h,
OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw.
h["o]g, Dan. h["o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound,
G. h["u]gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.]
1. Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a
line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or
extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as,
a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
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2. Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;
remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or
relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are
understood from the connection; as
(a) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
intellectual; pre["e]minent; honorable; as, high aims,
or motives. "The highest faculty of the soul."
--Baxter.
(b) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or
in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified;
as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
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He was a wight of high renown. --Shak.
(c) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
(d) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like;
strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes,
triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high
wind; high passions. "With rather a high manner."
--Thackeray.
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Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
--Ps. lxxxix.
13.
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Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?
--Dryden.
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(e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;
grand; noble.
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Both meet to hear and answer such high things.
--Shak.
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Plain living and high thinking are no more.
--Wordsworth.
(f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods
at a high price.
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If they must be good at so high a rate, they
know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South.
(g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; --
used in a bad sense.
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An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.
--Prov. xxi.
4.
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His forces, after all the high discourses,
amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.
--Clarendon.
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3. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or
superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i.
e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy)
seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e.,
deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough)
scholarship, etc.
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High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser.
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High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.
--Baker.
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4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures
do not cook game before it is high.
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5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as,
a high note.
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6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the
tongue in relation to the palate, as [=e] ([=e]ve), [=oo]
(f[=oo]d). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10,
11.
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High admiral, the chief admiral.
High altar, the principal altar in a church.
High and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or
tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached.
High and mighty arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.]
High art, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects
and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all
meretricious display.
High bailiff, the chief bailiff.
High Church, & Low Church, two ecclesiastical parties in
the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic
succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental
presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and
to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach
much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship.
Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in
many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of
the high-church school. See Broad Church.
High constable (Law), a chief of constabulary. See
Constable, n., 2.
High commission court, a court of ecclesiastical
jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal
power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse
of its powers it was abolished in 1641.
High day (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31.
High festival (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full
ceremonial.
High German, or High Dutch. See under German.
High jinks, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry;
wild sport. [Colloq.] "All the high jinks of the county,
when the lad comes of age." --F. Harrison.
High latitude (Geog.), one designated by the higher
figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator.
High life, life among the aristocracy or the rich.
High liver, one who indulges in a rich diet.
High living, a feeding upon rich, pampering food.
High Mass. (R. C. Ch.) See under Mass.
High milling, a process of making flour from grain by
several successive grindings and intermediate sorting,
instead of by a single grinding.
High noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian.
High place (Script.), an eminence or mound on which
sacrifices were offered.
High priest. See in the Vocabulary.
High relief. (Fine Arts) See Alto-rilievo.
High school. See under School.
High seas (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in
the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty,
usually distant three miles or more from the coast line.
--Wharton.
High steam, steam having a high pressure.
High steward, the chief steward.
High tea, tea with meats and extra relishes.
High tide, the greatest flow of the tide; high water.
High time.
(a) Quite time; full time for the occasion.
(b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal.
[Slang]
High treason, treason against the sovereign or the state,
the highest civil offense. See Treason.
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Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as
treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a
distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W.
High water, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the
tide; also, the time of such elevation.
High-water mark.
(a) That line of the seashore to which the waters
ordinarily reach at high water.
(b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a
river or other body of fresh water, as in time of
freshet.
High-water shrub (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva
frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic
coast of the United States.
High wine, distilled spirits containing a high percentage
of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.
To be on a high horse, to be on one's dignity; to bear
one's self loftily. [Colloq.]
With a high hand.
(a) With power; in force; triumphantly. "The children of
Israel went out with a high hand." --Ex. xiv. 8.
(b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. "They governed
the city with a high hand." --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious;
proud; violent; full; dear. See Tall.
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Incontestable
(gcide) | Incontestable \In`con*test"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +
contestable: cf. F. incontestable.]
Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in
question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as,
incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. --Locke.
Syn: Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable;
undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain. --
In`con*test"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*test"a*bly,
adv.
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Incontestableness
(gcide) | Incontestable \In`con*test"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +
contestable: cf. F. incontestable.]
Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in
question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as,
incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. --Locke.
Syn: Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable;
undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain. --
In`con*test"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*test"a*bly,
adv.
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Ingustable
(gcide) | Ingustable \In*gust"a*ble\, a. [L. ingustabilis. See
Gustable.]
Tasteless; insipid. --Sir T. Browne.
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Instable
(gcide) | Instable \In*sta"ble\, a. [L. instabilis: cf. F. instable. See
In- not, and Stable, a., and cf. Unstable.]
Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to
change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.
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Instableness
(gcide) | Instableness \In*sta"ble*ness\, n.
Instability; unstableness.
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Intastable
(gcide) | Intastable \In*tast"a*ble\, a.
Incapable of being tasted; tasteless; unsavory. [R.] --Grew.
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intestable
(gcide) | intestable \in*tes"ta*ble\, a. [L. intestabilis: cf. F.
intestable. See In- not, and Testable.] (Law)
Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or
competent to make a testament. --Blackstone.
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livery stable
(gcide) | Livery \Liv"er*y\, n.; pl. Liveries. [OE. livere, F.
livr['e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to
his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to
deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See
Liberate.]
1. (Eng. Law)
(a) The act of delivering possession of lands or
tenements.
(b) The writ by which possession is obtained.
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Note: It is usual to say, livery of seizin, which is a
feudal investiture, made by the delivery of a turf, of
a rod, a twig, or a key from the feoffor to the feoffee
as a symbol of delivery of the whole property. There
was a distinction of livery in deed when this
ceremony was performed on the property being
transferred, and livery in law when performed in
sight of the property, but not on it. In the United
States, and now in Great Britain, no such ceremony is
necessary, the delivery of a deed being sufficient as a
livery of seizin, regardless of where performed.
--Black's 4th Ed.
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2. Release from wardship; deliverance.
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It concerned them first to sue out their livery from
the unjust wardship of his encroaching prerogative.
--Milton.
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3. That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as
clothing, food, etc.; especially:
(a) The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to
their retainers and serving as a badge when in
military service.
(b) The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman
or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored
livery.
(c) Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated
by any association or body of persons to their own
use; as, the livery of the London tradesmen, of a
priest, of a charity school, etc.; also, the whole
body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and
entitled to the privileges of the association; as, the
whole livery of London.
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A Haberdasher and a Carpenter,
A Webbe, a Dyer, and a Tapicer,
And they were clothed all in one livery
Of a solempne and a gret fraternite. --Chaucer.
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From the periodical deliveries of these
characteristic articles of servile costume (blue
coats) came our word livery. --De Quincey.
(d) Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance.
" April's livery." --Sir P. Sidney.
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Now came still evening on, and twilight gray
Had in her sober livery all things clad.
--Milton.
(e) An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as
to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
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The emperor's officers every night went through
the town from house to house whereat any English
gentleman did repast or lodge, and served their
liveries for all night: first, the officers
brought into the house a cast of fine manchet
[white bread], and of silver two great pots, and
white wine, and sugar. --Cavendish.
(f) The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for
compensation; boarding; as, to keep one's horses at
livery.
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What livery is, we by common use in England know
well enough, namely, that is, allowance of horse
meat, as to keep horses at livery, the which
word, I guess, is derived of livering or
delivering forth their nightly food. --Spenser.
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It need hardly be observed that the explanation
of livery which Spenser offers is perfectly
correct, but . . . it is no longer applied to
the ration or stated portion of food delivered
at stated periods. --Trench.
(g) The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired
temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being
so kept; also, the place where horses are so kept,
also called a livery stable.
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Pegasus does not stand at livery even at the
largest establishment in Moorfields. --Lowell.
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4. A low grade of wool.
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Livery gown, the gown worn by a liveryman in London.
[1913 Webster]Livery stable \Liv"er*y sta`ble\n.
A stable where horses are kept for hire, and where stabling
is provided. See Livery, n., 3
(e)
(f) &
(g) .
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Livery stable
(gcide) | Livery \Liv"er*y\, n.; pl. Liveries. [OE. livere, F.
livr['e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to
his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to
deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See
Liberate.]
1. (Eng. Law)
(a) The act of delivering possession of lands or
tenements.
(b) The writ by which possession is obtained.
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Note: It is usual to say, livery of seizin, which is a
feudal investiture, made by the delivery of a turf, of
a rod, a twig, or a key from the feoffor to the feoffee
as a symbol of delivery of the whole property. There
was a distinction of livery in deed when this
ceremony was performed on the property being
transferred, and livery in law when performed in
sight of the property, but not on it. In the United
States, and now in Great Britain, no such ceremony is
necessary, the delivery of a deed being sufficient as a
livery of seizin, regardless of where performed.
--Black's 4th Ed.
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2. Release from wardship; deliverance.
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It concerned them first to sue out their livery from
the unjust wardship of his encroaching prerogative.
--Milton.
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3. That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as
clothing, food, etc.; especially:
(a) The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to
their retainers and serving as a badge when in
military service.
(b) The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman
or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored
livery.
(c) Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated
by any association or body of persons to their own
use; as, the livery of the London tradesmen, of a
priest, of a charity school, etc.; also, the whole
body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and
entitled to the privileges of the association; as, the
whole livery of London.
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A Haberdasher and a Carpenter,
A Webbe, a Dyer, and a Tapicer,
And they were clothed all in one livery
Of a solempne and a gret fraternite. --Chaucer.
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From the periodical deliveries of these
characteristic articles of servile costume (blue
coats) came our word livery. --De Quincey.
(d) Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance.
" April's livery." --Sir P. Sidney.
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Now came still evening on, and twilight gray
Had in her sober livery all things clad.
--Milton.
(e) An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as
to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
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The emperor's officers every night went through
the town from house to house whereat any English
gentleman did repast or lodge, and served their
liveries for all night: first, the officers
brought into the house a cast of fine manchet
[white bread], and of silver two great pots, and
white wine, and sugar. --Cavendish.
(f) The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for
compensation; boarding; as, to keep one's horses at
livery.
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What livery is, we by common use in England know
well enough, namely, that is, allowance of horse
meat, as to keep horses at livery, the which
word, I guess, is derived of livering or
delivering forth their nightly food. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
It need hardly be observed that the explanation
of livery which Spenser offers is perfectly
correct, but . . . it is no longer applied to
the ration or stated portion of food delivered
at stated periods. --Trench.
(g) The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired
temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being
so kept; also, the place where horses are so kept,
also called a livery stable.
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Pegasus does not stand at livery even at the
largest establishment in Moorfields. --Lowell.
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4. A low grade of wool.
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Livery gown, the gown worn by a liveryman in London.
[1913 Webster]Livery stable \Liv"er*y sta`ble\n.
A stable where horses are kept for hire, and where stabling
is provided. See Livery, n., 3
(e)
(f) &
(g) .
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Lord high constable
(gcide) | Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for
hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf +
weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See Loaf,
and Ward to guard, and cf. Laird, Lady.]
1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a
governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
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But now I was the lord
Of this fair mansion. --Shak.
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Man over men
He made not lord. --Milton.
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2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a
bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy;
the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an
earl; in a restricted sense, a baron, as opposed to
noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]
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3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for
honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate,
lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice,
etc. [Eng.]
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4. A husband. "My lord being old also." --Gen. xviii. 12.
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Thou worthy lord
Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee. --Shak.
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5. (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male
owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord
of the manor.
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6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
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Note: When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small
capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and
might, with more propriety, be so rendered.
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7. (Christianity) The Savior; Jesus Christ.
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House of Lords, one of the constituent parts of the British
Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and
temporal.
Lord high chancellor, Lord high constable, etc. See
Chancellor, Constable, etc.
Lord justice clerk, the second in rank of the two highest
judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
Lord justice general, or Lord president, the highest in
rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
Lord keeper, an ancient officer of the English crown, who
had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority
to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged
in that of the chancellor.
Lord lieutenant, a representative of British royalty: the
lord lieutenant of Ireland being the representative of
royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative
authority; the lord lieutenant of a county being a
deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to
nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for
that county.
Lord of misrule, the master of the revels at Christmas in a
nobleman's or other great house. --Eng. Cyc.
Lords spiritual, the archbishops and bishops who have seats
in the House of Lords.
Lords temporal, the peers of England; also, sixteen
representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight
representatives of the Irish peerage.
Our lord, Jesus Christ; the Savior.
The Lord's Day, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the
Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
The Lord's Prayer, (Christianity) the prayer which Jesus
taught his disciples, also called the Our Father.
--Matt. vi. 9-13.
The Lord's Supper.
(a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night
before his crucifixion.
(b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion.
The Lord's Table.
(a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is
dispensed.
(b) The sacrament itself.
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Manifestable
(gcide) | Manifestable \Man"i*fest`a*ble\, a.
Such as can be manifested.
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outrun the constable
(gcide) | 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, 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.
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Note: The constable of France was the first officer of the
crown, and had the chief command of the army. It was
also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry. The
office was suppressed in 1627. The constable, or lord
high constable, of England, was one of the highest
officers of the crown, commander in chief of the
forces, and keeper of the peace of the nation. He also
had judicial cognizance of many important matters. The
office was as early as the Conquest, but has been
disused (except on great and solemn occasions), since
the attainder of Stafford, duke of Buckingham, in the
reign of Henry VIII.
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2. (Law) An officer of the peace having power as a
conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the
warrants of judicial officers. --Bouvier.
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Note: In England, at the present time, the constable is a
conservator of the peace within his district, and is
also charged by various statutes with other duties,
such as serving summons, precepts, warrants, etc. In
the United States, constables are town or city officers
of the peace, with powers similar to those of the
constables of England. In addition to their duties as
conservators of the peace, they are invested with
others by statute, such as to execute civil as well as
criminal process in certain cases, to attend courts,
keep juries, etc. In some cities, there are officers
called high constables, who act as chiefs of the
constabulary or police force. In other cities the title
of constable, as well as the office, is merged in that
of the police officer.
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High constable, a constable having certain duties and
powers within a hundred. [Eng.]
Petty constable, a conservator of the peace within a parish
or tithing; a tithingman. [Eng.]
Special constable, a person appointed to act as constable
of special occasions.
To overrun the constable, or outrun the constable, to
spend more than one's income; to get into debt. [Colloq.]
--Smollett.
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overrun the constable
(gcide) | 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, 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.
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Note: The constable of France was the first officer of the
crown, and had the chief command of the army. It was
also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry. The
office was suppressed in 1627. The constable, or lord
high constable, of England, was one of the highest
officers of the crown, commander in chief of the
forces, and keeper of the peace of the nation. He also
had judicial cognizance of many important matters. The
office was as early as the Conquest, but has been
disused (except on great and solemn occasions), since
the attainder of Stafford, duke of Buckingham, in the
reign of Henry VIII.
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2. (Law) An officer of the peace having power as a
conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the
warrants of judicial officers. --Bouvier.
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Note: In England, at the present time, the constable is a
conservator of the peace within his district, and is
also charged by various statutes with other duties,
such as serving summons, precepts, warrants, etc. In
the United States, constables are town or city officers
of the peace, with powers similar to those of the
constables of England. In addition to their duties as
conservators of the peace, they are invested with
others by statute, such as to execute civil as well as
criminal process in certain cases, to attend courts,
keep juries, etc. In some cities, there are officers
called high constables, who act as chiefs of the
constabulary or police force. In other cities the title
of constable, as well as the office, is merged in that
of the police officer.
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High constable, a constable having certain duties and
powers within a hundred. [Eng.]
Petty constable, a conservator of the peace within a parish
or tithing; a tithingman. [Eng.]
Special constable, a person appointed to act as constable
of special occasions.
To overrun the constable, or outrun the constable, to
spend more than one's income; to get into debt. [Colloq.]
--Smollett.
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Petit constable
(gcide) | Petit \Pet"it\ (p[e^]t"[y^]; F. pe*t[-e]"), a. [F. See Petty.]
Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as Petty.
[Obs., except in legal language.]
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By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of
and recover a vanishing notion. --South.
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Petit constable, an inferior civil officer, subordinate to
the high constable.
Petit jury, a jury of twelve men, impaneled to try causes
at the bar of a court; -- so called in distinction from
the grand jury.
Petit larceny, the stealing of goods of, or under, a
certain specified small value; -- opposed to {grand
larceny}. The distinction is abolished in England.
{Petit ma[^i]tre}. [F., lit., little master.] A fop; a
coxcomb; a ladies' man. --Goldsmith.
Petit serjeanty (Eng. Law), the tenure of lands of the
crown, by the service of rendering annually some implement
of war, as a bow, an arrow, a sword, a flag, etc.
Petit treason, formerly, in England, the crime of killing a
person to whom the offender owed duty or subjection, as
one's husband, master, mistress, etc. The crime is now not
distinguished from murder.
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Petty constable
(gcide) | 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, 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.
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Note: The constable of France was the first officer of the
crown, and had the chief command of the army. It was
also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry. The
office was suppressed in 1627. The constable, or lord
high constable, of England, was one of the highest
officers of the crown, commander in chief of the
forces, and keeper of the peace of the nation. He also
had judicial cognizance of many important matters. The
office was as early as the Conquest, but has been
disused (except on great and solemn occasions), since
the attainder of Stafford, duke of Buckingham, in the
reign of Henry VIII.
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2. (Law) An officer of the peace having power as a
conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the
warrants of judicial officers. --Bouvier.
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Note: In England, at the present time, the constable is a
conservator of the peace within his district, and is
also charged by various statutes with other duties,
such as serving summons, precepts, warrants, etc. In
the United States, constables are town or city officers
of the peace, with powers similar to those of the
constables of England. In addition to their duties as
conservators of the peace, they are invested with
others by statute, such as to execute civil as well as
criminal process in certain cases, to attend courts,
keep juries, etc. In some cities, there are officers
called high constables, who act as chiefs of the
constabulary or police force. In other cities the title
of constable, as well as the office, is merged in that
of the police officer.
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High constable, a constable having certain duties and
powers within a hundred. [Eng.]
Petty constable, a conservator of the peace within a parish
or tithing; a tithingman. [Eng.]
Special constable, a person appointed to act as constable
of special occasions.
To overrun the constable, or outrun the constable, to
spend more than one's income; to get into debt. [Colloq.]
--Smollett.
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Police constable
(gcide) | Police \Po*lice"\, n. [F., fr. L. politia the condition of a
state, government, administration, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be a
citizen, to govern or administer a state, fr. ? citizen, fr.
? city; akin to Skr. pur, puri. Cf. Policy polity,
Polity.]
1. A judicial and executive system, for the government of a
city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights,
order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement
of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of
the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or
borough.
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2. That which concerns the order of the community; the
internal regulation of a state.
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3. The organized body of civil officers in a city, town, or
district, whose particular duties are the preservation of
good order, the prevention and detection of crime, and the
enforcement of the laws.
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4. (Mil.) Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to
preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements
in a camp or garrison.
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5. The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state ? a camp
as to cleanliness.
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Police commissioner, a civil officer, usually one of a
board, commissioned to regulate and control the
appointment, duties, and discipline of the police.
Police constable, or Police officer, a policeman.
Police court, a minor court to try persons brought before
it by the police.
Police inspector, an officer of police ranking next below a
superintendent.
Police jury, a body of officers who collectively exercise
jurisdiction in certain cases of police, as levying taxes,
etc.; -- so called in Louisiana. --Bouvier.
Police justice, or Police magistrate, a judge of a police
court.
Police offenses (Law), minor offenses against the order of
the community, of which a police court may have final
jurisdiction.
Police station, the headquarters of the police, or of a
section of them; the place where the police assemble for
orders, and to which they take arrested persons.
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Postable
(gcide) | Postable \Post"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. [Obs.] --W.
Montagu.
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