marshal
[ mahr-shuhl ]
/ ˈmɑr ʃəl /
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noun
verb (used with object), mar·shaled, mar·shal·ing or (especially British) mar·shalled, mar·shal·ling.
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Origin of marshal
1225–75; Middle English marshal, syncopated variant of mareschal<Old French <Germanic; compare Old High German marahscalh groom, equivalent to marah horse (see mare1) + scalh servant, cognate with Old English scealc
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9. See gather.
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marshal
/ (ˈmɑːʃəl) /
noun
verb -shals, -shalling or -shalled or US -shals, -shaling or -shaled (tr)
Derived forms of marshal
marshalcy or marshalship, nounmarshaller or US marshaler, nounWord Origin for marshal
C13: from Old French mareschal; related to Old High German marahscalc groom, from marah horse + scalc servant
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