marshal
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
Anglo-Norman marescal, marschal, Old French marescal, mareschal (“farrier; military commander”), from Late Latin mariscalcus (“groom, army commander, court dignitary”), either from Frankish *marhskalk[1], or from Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”)[2], from Proto-Germanic *marhaz + *skalkaz (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare English mare + shalk.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈmɑːʃəl/, SAMPA: /"mA:S@l/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, SAMPA: /"mArS@l/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ʃəl
- Homophone: martial
[edit] Noun
marshal (plural marshals)
- A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.
- A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal.
- A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
- A sheriff's assistant.
[edit] Translations
officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord
military officer of the highest rank
person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering
[edit] Verb
marshal (third-person singular simple present marshals, present participle marshalling or marshaling, simple past and past participle marshalled or marshaled)
- to arrange troops etc. in line for inspection or a parade
- (by extension) to arrange facts etc. in some methodical order
- to ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher
- to gather data for transmission
[edit] Translations
to arrange troops
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to arrange facts
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to ceremoniously guide
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to gather data
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ “marshal” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
- ^ marshal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
