marshal
[ mahr-shuhl ]
/ ˈmɑr ʃəl /
noun
verb (used with object), mar·shaled, mar·shal·ing or (especially British) mar·shalled, mar·shal·ling.
Origin of marshal
1225–75; Middle English
marshal, syncopated variant of
mareschal < Old French < Germanic; compare Old High German
marahscalh groom, equivalent to
marah horse (see
mare1) +
scalh servant, cognate with Old English
scealc
synonym study for marshal
9. See
gather.
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British Dictionary definitions for marshal
marshal
/ (ˈmɑːʃəl) /
noun
verb -shals, -shalling or -shalled or US -shals, -shaling or -shaled (tr)
Derived forms of marshal
marshalcy or marshalship, noun marshaller or US marshaler, nounWord Origin for marshal
C13: from Old French
mareschal; related to Old High German
marahscalc groom, from
marah horse +
scalc servant