Marshal Definition

märshəl
marshaled, marshaling, marshalled, marshalling, marshals
noun
marshals
A military commander.
Webster's New World
A field marshal.
American Heritage
An officer of the courts of the United States who performs various duties such as protecting judges, transporting prisoners, and apprehending fugitives.
American Heritage
A public official who performs various duties for the courts of a city, such as enforcing orders for money judgments or evictions.
American Heritage
An officer of various kinds in the U.S.
Webster's New World
verb
marshaled, marshaling, marshalled, marshalling, marshals
To arrange (troops, things, ideas, etc.) in order; array; dispose.
To marshal forces for battle.
Webster's New World
To direct as a marshal; manage.
Webster's New World
To arrange, place, or set in methodical order.
Marshal facts in preparation for an exam.
American Heritage
To enlist and organize.
Trying to marshal public support.
American Heritage
To lead or guide ceremoniously.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

An English and Scottish status surname 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.

Wiktionary
A male given name, transferred use of the surname since nineteenth century.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Marshal

Noun

Singular:
marshal
Plural:
marshals

Origin of Marshal

  • Anglo-Norman marescal, marschal, Old French marescal, mareschal (“farrier; military commander"), from Late Latin mariscalcus (“groom, army commander, court dignitary"), either from Frankish *marhskalk, or from Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant"), from Proto-Germanic *marhaz + *skalkaz (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare English mare + shalk.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French mareschal of Germanic origin marko- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From marshal.

    From Wiktionary

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