Marshal
nameEtymology
From Middle English marschal, from Anglo-Norman mareschal (“farrier; military commander”), from Medieval Latin mariscalcus (“groom, army commander, court dignitary”), either from Frankish *marhaskalk, or Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *marh + *skalk (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare English mare + shalk.
- derived from *marh✻
- derived from marah-scalc
- derived from *marhaskalk✻
- derived from mariscalcus
- derived from mareschal
- inherited from marschal
Definitions
An English and Scottish status surname from Middle English for someone who was in charge…
An English and Scottish status surname from Middle English for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally…
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.
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A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the…
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 federal lawman.
An official responsible for signalling track conditions to drivers (through use of…
An official responsible for signalling track conditions to drivers (through use of flags), extinguishing fires, removing damaged cars from the track, and sometimes providing emergency first aid.
To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade.
To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order.
- This train is formed only of "Blue Spot" wagons for London; vans for Mac Fisheries Finsbury Park depot are marshalled at the rear to be detached at Finsbury Park.
To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher.
- Our conquering ſwords ſhal marſhal vs the way UUe vſe to martch vpon the ſlaughtered foe: Trampling their bowels with our horſes hoofes: […]
To gather data for transmission.
To serialize an object into a marshalled state represented by a sequence of bytes that…
To serialize an object into a marshalled state represented by a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.
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Derived
air chief marshal, air marshal, air vice-marshal, archmarshal, court-marshal, earl marshal, field marshal, fire marshal, knight marshal, marshalate, marshalcy, marshaless, marshal of the air force, marshal of the RAF, marshalship, marshal together, provost marshal, sky marshal, submarshal, velt-marshal, marshaler, remarshal
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA