marshal

nounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈmɑːʃəl//
United States//ˈmɑɹʃəl//

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.

noun

1
historicalA 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.
2
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!
3
A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
4
A federal lawman.
5
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.

Etymology

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.

verb

1
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.
The Black Stars' defence, marshalled by Jonas Adjetey and Jerome Opoku, stood firm against the Premier League firepower of Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, and Jude Bellingham.
2
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.
3
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: […]
4
To gather data for transmission.
5
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.

Forms

plural: marshals
past tense: marshaled, marshalled
past participle: marshaled, marshalled
present participle: marshaling, marshalling
third person singular: marshals

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