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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_103735" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_103735" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial officers. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial officers. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71157" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71157" /> == | ||
<p> A high officer of | <p> A high officer of State in the Roman empire, in France, and in England, charged at one time with military, judicial, and regulative functions. </p> | ||
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