marshal
IPA: mˈɑrʃʌɫ
Root Word: Marshal
noun
- An English and Scottish status surname from Middle English 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.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
- (historical) A 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.
- 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.
- A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
- (US) A federal lawman.
verb
- To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade.
- (by extension) To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order.
- To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher.
- To gather data for transmission.
- (computing, transitive) 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.
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Examples of "marshal" in Sentences
- This was the octogenarian Marshal Pedro de Garibay.
- In the spring of 1870 he received the marshal's baton.
- Marshall still was the finest fast bowler in the world.
- John Marshall is the weekend evening meteorologist for WNBC.
- Marshall said that the other students restrained the attacker.
- He was under the command of the Constable of France and the Marshals.
- It is the title given to the paramount chiefs in the Marshall Islands.
- The amplifiers shown in the video are owned by Marshall Amplification.
- It is the southernmost atoll in the Ratak Chain in the Marshall Islands.
- As the master of the horses, travel was the responsibility of the marshal.
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