maréchal

See also: Maréchal, marechal, and Marechal

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French mareschal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French mareschal, marescal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin mariscalcus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *marhskalk, from *marh (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *marhaz (“horse”)) + *skalk (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *skalkaz (“servant, knight”)). Compare also Italian maniscalco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁe.ʃal/

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Noun

maréchal m (plural maréchaux)

1. marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• maréchalat
• maréchal des logis

• maréchalerie
• maréchal-ferrant

Further reading

• “maréchal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.