单词 | parish watch |
释义 | > as lemmasparish watch parish watch n. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > constable > of a parish or tithing tithingmanlOE Petty Constable1472 tithemana1475 thirdborough?c1475 petty constable1574 parish officer1646 parish watcha1745 a1745 J. Swift Story Injured Lady (1746) 6 I must maintain a Parish watch against Thieves and Robbers. 1837 Times 9 Jan. 3/5 The mayor, recorder, and all the magistrates repaired to the spot, with the parish watch and policemen to afford assistance. 1992 P. Harding Nightingale Gallery (BNC) 174 No one would come forward to claim the body and Athelstan knew the parish watch would bury it like the decaying corpse of a dog. < as lemmas |
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