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Marshalsea
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Mar·shal·sea (mär′s̸həl sē′)
noun
- a British court of justice, abolished in 1849, under the marshal of the royal household
- a prison in Southwark, London, for debtors, etc., abolished in 1842
Etymology: ME marschalcie < Anglo-Fr mareschalcie < ML marescalcia: see marshal
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