martial
IPA: mˈɑrʃʌɫ
Root Word: Martial
noun
- A male given name from Latin, narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).
- An Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams.
- (obsolete) A soldier, a warrior.
- (astrology, obsolete) A celestial object under the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
- (chiefly science fiction, obsolete) Synonym of Martian (“inhabitant of the planet Mars”)
- (chiefly science fiction, obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of martial (“inhabitant of the planet Mars; Martian”) [(obsolete) A soldier, a warrior.]
adjective
- (comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
- (comparable) Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
- (comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.
- (not comparable, astrology, obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
- (not comparable, astronomy, obsolete) Of or relating to the planet Mars; Martian.
- (not comparable, chemistry, medicine, obsolete) Containing, or relating to, iron (which was symbolically associated with the planet Mars by alchemists); chalybeate, ferric, ferrous.
- (astronomy, obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of martial (“of or relating to the planet Mars”) [(comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.]
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