name
Meaning 1
A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
catchpole
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkatʃpəʊl/
noun
Meaning 2
A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
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noun
Meaning 4
An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a person who would otherwise be out of reach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: man catcher
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman cachepole, a compound of cachier (“to catch”) + pol (“fowl”), a nickname given to a bailiff, originally empowered to seize poultry and other livestock in case of default on debts or taxes.
From Old French chacepol (“one who chases fowls”) (or a northern variant thereof).
From catch + pole.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: dráb — sheriff's officer
- Czech: biřic — sheriff's officer
- Polish: egzekutor — sheriff's officer
- Polish: komornik — sheriff's officer
- Polish: widłochwyt — an implement used for seizing and securing a person
- Spanish: pértiga atrapadora — an implement used for seizing and securing a person
- Spanish: pertigal capturador — an implement used for seizing and securing a person