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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

catch•pole n.

Government(formerly) a petty officer of justice, esp. one arresting persons for debt.

Also, catch′poll′.

Latin pullus chick; see pullet
Old North French; see catch) + pollus
Medieval Latin cacepollus tax-gatherer, literally, chase-fowl, equivalent. to cace- (
Middle English cacchepol, late Old English cæcephol bef. 1050

catch′pol′er•y, catch′poll′er•y, n.

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