单词 | constablewick |
释义 | constablewickn.ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > high officials of state > [noun] > constable > office of constableryc1400 constableship1464 constabulary1587 constablewicka1693 a1693 Disc. Tenures in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) I. 79 G. de la Mare..had by inheritance the constablewick of the abby of Peterborow. 2. The district under the charge of a (petty) constable. archaic. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a (petty) constable constablery1610 constabulary1631 constablewick1678 1678 M. Hale Historia Placitorum Coronæ l. (T.) If directed to the constable of D. he is not bound to execute the warrant out of the precincts of his constablewick. 1764 R. Burn Hist. Poor Laws 191 The petty constables visit weekly the houses in their respective constablewicks. 1870 C. Jackson in A. de la Pryme Diary i. 155 (note) The village of Cleethorpe, though a separate constablewick, is a hamlet to the..parish of Clee. 1873 Act 36 & 7 Vict. c. 71 §36 The same powers and privileges..as a constable..has..in his constablewick. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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