marshal
A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was…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.
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» The field marshal leads an entire army.
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5 senses(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.
Marschall
ма́ршалmáršal
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.
Marschall, Feldmarschall
ма́ршалmáršal
(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
(US)A federal lawman.
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.
Examples
9 sentencesThe field marshal leads an entire army.
Tom marshaled his courage and talked to Mary.
ruТом набрался мужества и поговорил с Мэри. — odexed
You don't need a college degree to be a sky marshal.
deMan braucht keinen Hochschulabschluss, um Flugsicherheitsbegleiter zu werden. — Yorwba
I will marshal a fair amount of scientific data to support my argument.
deIch werde eine anständige Menge an wissenschaftlichen Daten zusammenstellen, um mein Argument zu unterstützen. — nexx
Miroslav is a field marshal.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English marschal, from Anglo-Norman mareschal (“farrier; military commander”),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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plural: marshalsSynonyms
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