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catchpole

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catch·pole also catch·poll  (kchpl, kch-)
n.
A sheriff's officer, especially one who arrests debtors.
[Middle English cacchepol, from Norman French cachepol, probably from Old French chacepol : chacier, to chase; see chase1 + poul, rooster (from Latin pullus, chicken; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots).]
catchpole, catchpoll [ˈkætʃˌpəʊl]
n
(Historical Terms) (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
[Old English cæcepol, from Medieval Latin cacepollus tax-gatherer, literally: chicken-chaser, from cace- catch + pollus (from Latin pullus chick)]


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