marshal

IPA: mˈɑrʃʌɫ

Root Word: Marshal

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.

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.

Examples of "marshal" in Sentences

The marshal was the Chinese minister of defense in the 1950s.
"People are freaking out that the city's fire marshal is here," she said.
President would fain marshal "angels and ministers of grace" to protect him.
Derived from the marshal of 3e, the marshal is more of a leader than a fighter.
When I called the marshal’s office in Fountain Hills, the person I spoke to there suggested that I check here.
And to tell those married service members or any service member that they have to have an abortion or risk court marshal, which is still in the policy ...
Shastylt had been about to speak, but paused, as if stunned by Dainyl's words, the only time Dainyl could recall the marshal being speechless, even momentarily.
You an 'me an' Mary-go-round '-- that was what we called the marshal, him being so much all over the country --' you an 'me an' Mary-go-round will have to stock a sure-thing deck against that maverick. '
You an 'me an' 'Mary-go-round' -- that was what we called the marshal, him being so much all over the country -- 'you an' me an 'Mary-go-round will have to stock a sure-thing deck against that maverick.'
On the day after Judge Sawyer's return from Los Angeles he called the marshal to his chambers, and notified him of Mrs. Terry's violent conduct towards him on the train in the presence of her husband, so that he might take such steps as he thought proper to keep order when they came into the court-building, and see that there was no disturbance in the court-room.