Constable

Constable
This interesting name is of Old French origin, introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. The name derives from the Old French, and later Middle English "conestable, cunestable", from the Late Latin "comes stabuli", officer of the stable. The term was used in the Middle Ages as an occupational surname for a variety of officials, such as the law-enforcement officer of a parish, the chief officer of the household and army of a medieval ruler, or the governor of a royal fortress. Early examples of the surname include: Alice la Konestabli (1202, Lancashire); Clemens le Conestable (1273, Norfolk); and Margareta Constabille (1379, Yorkshire). Among the recordings of the name in London Church Registers are the marriage of Marmaduke Constable and Alice Spaulden at St. Mary Woolnoth, on November 30th 1550, and the christening of John, son of Phillip Constable, on January 26th 1566, at St. Mary Abchurch. Probably the most famous namebearer was John Constable (1776 - 1837) the English landscape painter. A Coat of Arms granted to Sir John Constable, knighted at the Capitulation of Calais in 1348, is quarterly vair and red, a border engrailed gold. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Conestabl, which was dated 1130, in the "Cambridgeshire Pipe Rolls", during the reign of King Henry 1, known as "The Lion of Justice", 1100 - 1135. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • CONSTABLE (J.) — Peintre des vallées fraîches et fertiles du Suffolk, des ciels chargés de la Manche et de quelques monuments vénérables comme la cathédrale de Salisbury, Constable donne à voir une Angleterre paisible et apparemment somnolente. Profondément… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • constable — [ kɔ̃stabl ] n. m. • 1765; mot angl., de l a. fr. conestable → connétable ♦ Dans les pays anglo saxons, Officier de police; sergent de ville. ● constable nom masculin (anglais constable, de l ancien français conestable, connétable) En Grande… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Constable — Con sta*ble (k[o^]n st[.a]*b l or k[u^]n st[.a]*b l), n. [OE. conestable, constable, a constable (in sense 1), OF. conestable, F. conn[ e]table, LL. conestabulus, constabularius, comes stabuli, orig., count of the stable, master of the horse,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • constable — con·sta·ble / kän stə bəl, kən / n [Old French conestable military commander, chief of the royal household, from Late Latin comes stabuli, literally, officer of the stable]: a public officer usu. of a town or township responsible for keeping the… …   Law dictionary

  • Constable — steht für: Konstabler, einen Titel Constable ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Emma Constable (* 1975), englische Badmintonspielerin John Constable (1776–1837), englischer Maler Mark Constable (* 1976), englischer Badmintonspieler Henry… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • constable — (del lat. «constabĭlis»; ant.) adj. Constante. * * * constable. (Del lat. constabĭlis). adj. ant. Que tiene constancia1 …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • constable — c.1200, chief household officer, justice of the peace, from O.Fr. conestable (12c., Mod.Fr. connétable), steward, governor, principal officer of the Frankish king s household, from L.L. comes stabuli, lit. count of the stable (established by… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Constable — (spr. Konstäbl), Buchhändler in Edinburg, einer der größten in Großbritannien, Verleger W. Scotts u. vieler anderer ausgezeichneter Schriftsteller, zog durch seinen Fall 1826 (2,800,000 Thlr. Masse) den W. Scotts nach sich; st. einige Jahre… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Constable [1] — Constable (engl., spr. kónnstēbl, ursprünglich verwandt mit dem franz. connétable), Name öffentlicher Sicherheitsbeamten in England. Der Lord High C., einer der obersten Kron und Reichsbeamten des alten England, war dem Connetable von Frankreich… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Constable [2] — Constable (spr. kónnstĕbl), John, engl. Maler, geb. 11. Juni 1776 zu East Bergholt in Suffolk, gest. 30. Mai 1837 in London, trat 1800 als Schüler in die Londoner Akademie ein, wo er besonders den Unterricht von Reinagle genoß. Seit 1820 lebte er …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Constable — (engl., spr. kónnstäbbl), Polizist, ursprünglich eine vom franz. Konnetabel (s.d.) entlehnte Benennung hoher Beamten in England. Der Lord High C. hatte den Vorsitz bei Angelegenheiten der Ritterschaft; seine Würde erlosch 1521 unter Heinrich VIII …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”