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constablewick

constablewick noun: the district to which a constable's power is limited.

Noun

constablewick (plural constablewicks)

  1. (obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
    • If directed to the constable of D. he is not bound to execute the warrant out of the precincts of his constablewick1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ

Forms of constablewick

pluralconstablewicks

Origin of constablewick

From constable + wick (“village”).

Questions about constablewick

What does constablewick mean?
Constablewick means the district to which a constable's power is limited.
What part of speech is constablewick?
Constablewick is a noun.
What is the plural of constablewick?
The plural of constablewick is constablewicks.

Words near constablewick in the dictionary

  1. constableship
  2. constableships
  3. Constablesque
  4. constabless
  5. constablesses
  6. constablewick
  7. constablewicks
  8. constabling
  9. constabs
  10. constabular
  11. constabularie

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