dogberrys

noun, plural Dog·ber·rys for 2.

1. a foolish constable in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
2. any foolish, blundering, or stupid official.

noun plural -ries

1. any of certain plants that have berry-like fruits, such as the European dogwood or the bearberry
2. the fruit of any of these plants

noun plural -ries

1. (sometimes capital) a foolish, meddling, and usually old official