field marshal

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noun

an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.

Nearby words

field lark, field larkspur, field layer, field lens, field magnet, field marshal, field mint, field mouse, field mushroom, field of fire, field of force

Origin of field marshal

First recorded in 1570–80

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Examples from the Web for field marshal

The piece of money he gave me was pure gold, and two months after Field-marshal Keith took such a fancy to it that I gave it him.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
This was an ominous hint that he intended to decimate them, after the fashion of Field-Marshal Liposcak.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein
It's rather like asking for a field-marshal's baton and a curveting charger—and getting instead a musket and place in the ranks.
The Tyranny of Weakness|Charles Neville Buck
The field-marshal stood wearily leaning against the wall at the side of a desk piled up with papers.
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby

Well, they've made me a field-marshal: now what have you to say?
Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress|George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for field marshal

field marshal

noun

an officer holding the highest rank in the British and certain other armies

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