constablewick
(ˈkʌnstəb(ə)lwɪk)
[f. constable + -wick.]
† 1. The office or jurisdiction of a constable (in the earlier sense). Obs. rare.
| a 1618 Raleigh in Gutch Coll. Cur. I. 79 G. de la Mare..had by inheritance the constablewick of the abby of Peterborow. |
2. The district under the charge of a (petty) constable. arch.
| 1678 Hale Hist. Placit. Cor. l. (T.), If directed to the constable of D. he is not bound to execute the warrant out of the precincts of his constablewick. 1764 Burn Poor Laws 191 The petty constables visit weekly the houses in their respective constablewicks. 1869 De la Pryme's Diary (Surtees) 155 note, The village of Cleethorpe, though a separate constablewick, is a hamlet to the..parish of Clee. 1873 Act 36 & 7 Vict. c. 71 §36 The same powers and privileges..as a constable..has..in his constablewick. |