catchpoll


catch·pole

also catch·poll C0158600 (kăch′pōl′, kĕch′-)n. A sheriff's officer, especially one who arrests debtors.
[Middle English cacchepol, from Norman French cachepol, probably from Old French chacepol : chacier, to chase; see chase1 + poul, rooster (from Latin pullus, chicken; see pau- in Indo-European roots).]