constablewick

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noun

The district to which a constable's power is limited.

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Meanings

nounconstablewick (plural constablewicks)

plural constablewicks

  1. obsoleteThe 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 constablewick

    1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ

Origin

From constable + wick (“village”).

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APA

constablewick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constablewick

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“constablewick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constablewick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “constablewick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constablewick.

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