Constable vs Sheriff - What's the difference?
constable | sheriff |
(British, NZ) A police officer ranking below sergeant in most British/New Zealand police forces. (See also chief constable).
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, chapter=19 Officer of a noble court in the middle ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
(US) Public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
(Channel Islands) A elected head of a parish (also known as a )
(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties.
(Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
(US) A police officer, usually the chief of police for a county or other district.
As nouns the difference between constable and sheriff
is that constable is (british|nz) a police officer ranking below sergeant in most british/new zealand police forces (see also chief constable) while sheriff is sheriff.constable
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(en noun)citation, passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable , Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}