MARSHAL
\mˈɑːʃə͡l], \mˈɑːʃəl], \m_ˈɑː_ʃ_əl]\
Definitions of MARSHAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
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(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
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make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"
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arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
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place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"
By Princeton University
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a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
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(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
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make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"
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arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
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place in proper rank; of military troops
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.
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An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like
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One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.
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One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.
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The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.
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The highest military officer.
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A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city.
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To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.
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To direct, guide, or lead.
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To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.
By Oddity Software
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Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.
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An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like
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One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.
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One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.
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The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.
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The highest military officer.
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A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city.
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To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.
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To direct, guide, or lead.
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To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.
By Noah Webster.
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An official of high rank who superintends and regulates ceremonies; in the French army, the highest military officer: called also field marshal; one who arranges and regulates order, rank, etc., in a public ceremony; as, she was marshal of her class at commencement; one who has certain police duties.
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To arrange or dispose in order; usher.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(orig.) A title given to various officers, who had the care of horses, esp. those of a prince: a title of honor applied to the holder of various high offices: the chief officer who regulated combats in the lists: a master of ceremonies: a pursuivant or harbinger: a herald: in France, an officer of the highest military rank: in the United States, the civil officer of a district, corresponding to the sheriff of a county in England.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] A commander-in chief or military officer of the highest grade; field marshal;— formerly the chief officer of arms, who regulated combats in the lists or tournaments;— a harbinger; herald or pursuivant;— one who regulates a feast or other assembly, directs the order of procession and the like.
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