marshal

[ mahr-shuhl ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃəl /

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noun

a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.Compare field marshal.

an administrative officer of a U.S. judicial district who performs duties similar to those of a sheriff.

a court officer serving processes, attending court, giving personal service to the judges, etc.

the chief of a police or fire department in some cities.

a police officer in some communities.

sky marshal.

a higher officer of a royal household or court.

an official charged with the arrangement or regulation of ceremonies, parades, etc.: the marshal of the St. Patrick's Day parade.

verb (used with object), mar·shaled, mar·shal·ing or (especially British) mar·shalled, mar·shal·ling.

to arrange in proper order; set out in an orderly manner; arrange clearly: to marshal facts; to marshal one's arguments.

to array, as for battle.

to usher or lead ceremoniously: Their host marshaled them into the room.

Heraldry. to combine (two or more coats of arms) on a single escutcheon.

SYNONYMS FOR marshal

9 order, dispose; convoke.

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9 scatter.

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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.

OTHER WORDS FROM marshal

mar·shal·cy, mar·shal·ship, nounmar·shal·er; especially British, mar·shal·ler, nounre·mar·shal, verb (used with object), re·mar·shaled, re·mar·shal·ing or (especially British) re·mar·shalled, re·mar·shal·ling.sub·mar·shal, noun

un·der·mar·shal, nounun·mar·shaled, adjectiveun·mar·shalled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH marshal

marshal , marital, martial

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It has a presence, it remains potentially destructive, but all we can do is attempt to marshal it.
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The earl was killed in battle and Marshal captured, but he would later be ransomed by the queen herself.
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With Marshal at his side, Richard crushed Philip and his armies.
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Marshal appears in many of the sources regarding these rulers, and therefore, it seems, much can be verified.
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Before dying in 1219, Marshal would begin the task of rebuilding England after decades of war.
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He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
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A mushir (marshal) would find it derogatory to his dignity to smoke out of a stem less than two yards in length.
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Never had the genius of the Marshal stood higher than in this difficult retirement from Portugal.
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An incident of the campaign of 1806 gave the Marshal's enemies an excellent opening for showing their dislike.
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While secretly countenancing every attack on the Marshal, the Emperor, for family reasons, was loth to come to an open breach.
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British Dictionary definitions for marshal

marshal

/ (ˈmɑːʃəl) /

noun

(in some armies and air forces) an officer of the highest rank

(in England) an officer, usually a junior barrister, who accompanies a judge on circuit and performs miscellaneous secretarial duties

(in the US)

a Federal court officer assigned to a judicial district whose functions are similar to those of a sheriff
(in some states) the chief police or fire officer

an officer who organizes or conducts ceremonies, parades, etc

Also called: knight marshal (formerly in England) an officer of the royal family or court, esp one in charge of protocol

an obsolete word for ostler

verb -shals, -shalling or -shalled or US -shals, -shaling or -shaled (tr)

to arrange in orderto marshal the facts

to assemble and organize (troops, vehicles, etc) prior to onward movement

to arrange (assets, mortgages, etc) in order of priority

to guide or lead, esp in a ceremonious way

to combine (two or more coats of arms) on one shield

Derived forms of marshal

marshalcy or marshalship, nounmarshaller or US marshaler, noun

Word Origin for marshal

C13: from Old French mareschal; related to Old High German marahscalc groom, from marah horse + scalc servant

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verb (used with object), mar·shaled, mar·shal·ing or (especially British) mar·shalled, mar·shal·ling.

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noun

verb -shals, -shalling or -shalled or US -shals, -shaling or -shaled (tr)

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noun

verb -shals, -shalling or -shalled or US -shals, -shaling or -shaled (tr)

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