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- 1 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.
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
- 1 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. historical
- 2 a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law wordnet
- 3 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.
"Where stands Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in this conflict of opinion concerning the tactics which China should adopt towards the aggressor? Chiang Kai-shek, according to officials who know his mind with whom I have talked, is all for resistance- as soon as he thinks he can win!"
- 4 (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank wordnet
- 5 A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
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- 6 A federal lawman. US
- 7 An official responsible for signalling track conditions to drivers (through use of flags), extinguishing fires, removing damaged cars from the track, and sometimes providing emergency first aid.
- 1 To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade.
"Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge."
- 2 make ready for action or use wordnet
- 3 To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order. broadly
"Within a blue garter inscribed "Great Northern Railway Ireland" is a shield, on which are marshalled the arms of the principal towns in the company's area. The shield is divided quarterly with the arms of Dublin in the first quarter, Londonderry in the second quarter, Enniskillen in the third, and Belfast in the fourth; and overall is a gold inescutcheon (a small shield placed in the centre of the large shield) charged with the red left hand of Ulster."
- 4 arrange in logical order wordnet
- 5 To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher.
"Our conquering ſwords ſhal marſhal vs the way UUe vſe to martch vpon the ſlaughtered foe: Trampling their bowels with our horſes hoofes: […]"
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- 6 place in proper rank wordnet
- 7 To gather data for transmission.
- 8 lead ceremoniously, as in a procession wordnet
- 9 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. transitive
Etymology
From marshal.
From Middle English marschal, from Anglo-Norman mareschal (“farrier; military commander”), from Medieval Latin mariscalcus (“groom, army commander, court dignitary”), either from Frankish *marhaskalk, or Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *marh + *skalk (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare English mare + shalk.
From Middle English marschal, from Anglo-Norman mareschal (“farrier; military commander”), from Medieval Latin mariscalcus (“groom, army commander, court dignitary”), either from Frankish *marhaskalk, or Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *marh + *skalk (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare English mare + shalk.
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