There are two current and one former royal offices in the United Kingdom of Lord High Constable:
- The Lord High Constable of England, the seventh of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Great Chamberlain and above the Earl Marshal
- The Lord High Constable of Scotland, a hereditary, now ceremonial, office of Scotland
- The Lord High Constable of Ireland, office abolished after the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922
- Sweden's riksmarsk is commonly rendered as Lord High Constable of Sweden in English
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“Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves.”
—Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 11:27-29.
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“You are thought here to be the most senseless and fit man for the constable of the watch, therefore bear you the lantern.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)