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Marshal¹
- /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ʃəl/
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
Where it comes from
From marshal.
proper noun Marshall
- 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.
marshal²
- /ˈmɑːʃəl/ UK
- /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ US
Sounds like Marshall, martial · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
Where it comes from
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.
noun marshals · marshall · mareschal
- 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. Where stands Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in this conflict of opinion concerning the tactics which China should adopt towards the aggressor? Chiang Kai-shek, according to officials who know his mind with whom I have talked, is all for resistance- as soon as he thinks he can win!
- 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 flags), extinguishing fires, removing damaged cars from the track, and sometimes providing emergency first aid.
verb marshals · marshaling · marshalling · marshaled · marshalled
- To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade. Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.
- To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order. Within a blue garter inscribed "Great Northern Railway Ireland" is a shield, on which are marshalled the arms of the principal towns in the company's area. The shield is divided quarterly with the arms of Dublin in the first quarter, Londonderry in the second quarter, Enniskillen in the third, and B
- 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 can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.
Opposite: unmarshal, decode, deserialize, unserialize
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: marshall, summon, mobilize, bailiff, sheriff, lawman, usher, policeman, deputy, enlist, earl, muster, gather, sergeant, manage, collect
verb
Opposite: unmarshal, decode, deserialize, unserialize
Translations
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noun officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord
| Español | mariscal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 司令官 sīlìngguān, 總管 /总管 zǒngguǎn |
| Português | marechal |
| Français | maréchal |
| Deutsch | Marschall |
| Română | mareșal |
| Русский | ма́ршал máršal |
noun military officer of the highest rank
| Español | mariscal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원수 wonsu |
| 日本語 | 元帥 gensui |
| 中文 | 元帥 /元帅 yuánshuài |
| Português | marechal |
| Français | maréchal |
| Deutsch | Marschall, Feldmarschall |
| Italiano | maresciallo |
| Română | mareșal |
| Русский | ма́ршал máršal |
| العربية | عَقِيد ʕaqīd |
noun person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering
| Español | mariscal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 司儀 /司仪 sīyí |
verb to arrange troops
| Español | formar |
|---|---|
| Português | colocar em formação/forma |
| Русский | выстра́ивать vystráivatʹ |
verb to arrange facts
| Español | recopilar |
|---|---|
| Português | organizar |
| Русский | выстра́ивать vystráivatʹ, упоря́дочивать uporjádočivatʹ |
verb to ceremoniously guide
| Русский | выстра́ивать vystráivatʹ |
|---|
verb to gather data
| Español | empaquetar |
|---|---|
| Português | empacotar |
| Français | canaliser |
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title = {marshal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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