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catchpole
or catch·poll
[ kach-pohl ]
noun
- (formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt.
catchpole
/ ˈkætʃˌpəʊl /
noun
- (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
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Other Words From
- catchpoler·y catchpoller·y noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catchpole1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catchpole1
Old English cæcepol, from Medieval Latin cacepollus tax-gatherer, literally: chicken-chaser, from cace- catch + pollus (from Latin pullus chick)
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Example Sentences
The usual forms of the court having been gone through, Margaret Catchpole was again placed at the bar.
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Thus ended the career of Margaret Catchpole in England, where her virtues will long be remembered, together with her crimes.
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About a mile from Basche's seat, the catchpole found himself somewhat out of sorts.
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Thinking that they might be related to the catchpole that was bastinadoed, we asked them the occasion of their grief.
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That numerical day, as chance would have it, came an old fat ruddy catchpole.
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