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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
marshal
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
air chief marshal
air marshal
field marshal
marshalling yard
sky marshal
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
federal
▪ Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi did not want federal marshals to displace his authority.
▪ Arnold Schwarzenegger undergoes more perils as a federal marshal who erases the pasts of government informers and relocates them.
▪ Bottles, bricks and rocks were hurtling toward the federal marshals surrounding the campus administration building.
grand
▪ The 1997 grand marshals are Rev.
▪ The Stanley Cup parade was going to last for weeks, and he would be the grand marshal.
▪ Prosecutors, grand jurors, marshals and court stenographers are legally compelled not to reveal what happens in the grand jury room.
■ NOUN
field
▪ She was born in 1895 to an army major and his wife and was granddaughter to a field marshal.
▪ Lady Astor of Hever, daughter of first world war field marshal Earl Haig, has died aged 81.
fire
▪ There were not enough exits to satisfy the fire marshal, and the choir loft had begun to sag.
▪ The fire marshal discovered that the fire originated at a first-floor front window, the spokesman said.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a federal marshal
▪ Charlton Heston was the grand marshal of the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
▪ the fire marshal
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ At the end of the walk a marshal will sign your form.
▪ Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi did not want federal marshals to displace his authority.
▪ Joining the royal curia, he then became knight-deputy to the earl marshal and marshal of the household.
▪ You may possibly have the chance of being marshal to a judge; if so, of course jump at it.
II.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
argument
▪ He must have seen her marshalling her arguments, for he gave her no time to use them.
evidence
▪ The superior recognition of gender-marked nouns and pronouns were marshalled as further evidence of their precocious development.
support
▪ Table 5.4 summarizes the main evidence marshalled in support of her causal theory of social revolution.
thought
▪ Well, I have now marshalled my thoughts, summoning memories from that summer over seventy years ago.
▪ Slow down, marshal your thoughts and don't start speaking before you've got your brain in gear.
▪ She tried to marshal her thoughts, but they skittered wildly.
▪ She felt unable to marshal her thoughts into a semblance of logic.
▪ Breathing in deeply, she tried to marshal her thoughts.
▪ A bit nervously, he sat down with pen and paper to marshal his thoughts.
▪ Very carefully Mrs. Fanshawe marshalled her thoughts and her memories.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Raia is a city police officer who marshaled support for the bill.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And to add to the horrors of the scene, the elements of heaven marshalled their forces....
▪ But generally the home defence were superbly marshalled by Kenny Rutherford.
▪ He seemed unable or unwilling to marshal even what he knew on the page.
▪ Organizations are creating teams to marshal the resources of this diverse, sometimes motley workforce.
▪ Table 5.4 summarizes the main evidence marshalled in support of her causal theory of social revolution.
▪ Under the experimental onslaught being marshalled, most expect the 17 keV neutrino to wither and die.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marshal

Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marshaledor Marshalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marshaling or Marshalling.]

  1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.

    And marshaling the heroes of his name As, in their order, next to light they came.
    --Dryden.

  2. To direct, guide, or lead.

    Thou marshalest me the way that I was going.
    --Shak.

  3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.

Marshal

Marshal \Mar"shal\, n. [OE. mareschal, OF. mareschal, F. mar['e]chal, LL. mariscalcus, from OHG. marah-scalc (G. marschall); marah horse + scalc servant (akin to AS. scealc, Goth. skalks). F. mar['e]chal signifies, a marshal, and a farrier. See Mare horse, and cf. Seneschal.]

  1. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom. [Obs.]

  2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as, specifically:

    1. One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.

    2. One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.

    3. The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.
      --Johnson.

    4. (France) The highest military officer. In other countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of high rank, and called field marshal.

    5. (Am. Law) A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city.

      Earl marshal of England, the eighth officer of state; an honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the office of high constable, the earl marshal has jurisdiction in the court of chivalry.
      --Brande & C.

      Earl marshal of Scotland, an officer who had command of the cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715.

      Knight marshal, or Marshal of the King's house, formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who was authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown, to punish faults committed within the verge, etc. His court was called the Court of Marshalsea.

      Marshal of the Queen's Bench, formerly the title of the officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in Southwark.
      --Mozley & W.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
marshal

early 15c., "to tend (horses)," from marshal (n.). Meaning "to arrange, place in order" is from mid-15c.; that of "to arrange for fighting" is from mid-15c. Figurative use by 1690s. Related: Marshaled; marshaling.

marshal

early 13c. as a surname; mid-13c. as "high officer of the royal court;" from Old French mareschal "commanding officer of an army; officer in charge of a household" (Modern French maréchal), originally "stable officer, horse tender, groom" (Frankish Latin mariscaluis) from Frankish *marhskalk or a similar Germanic word, literally "horse-servant" (compare Old High German marahscalc "groom," Middle Dutch maerschalc), from Proto-Germanic *markhaz "horse" (see mare (n.1)) + *skalkaz "servant" (source of Old English scealc "servant, retainer, member of a crew," Dutch schalk "rogue, wag," Gothic skalks "servant").\n

\nCognate with Old English horsþegn. From c.1300 as "stable officer;" early 14c. as "military commander, general in the army." For development history, compare constable. Also from Germanic are Italian scalco "steward," Spanish mariscal "marshal."

Wiktionary
marshal

n. 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. 2 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. 3 A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering. 4 (context US English) A federal lawman. vb. To arrange troops etc. in line for inspection or a parade.

WordNet
marshal
  1. n. a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law [syn: marshall]

  2. (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank [syn: marshall]

  3. [also: marshalling, marshalled]

marshal
  1. v. place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"

  2. arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"

  3. make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: mobilize, mobilise, summon]

  4. lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

  5. [also: marshalling, marshalled]

Wikipedia
Marshal

Marshal (also spelled marshall) is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated offices, such as in military rank and civilian law enforcement.

Marshal (disambiguation)

A marshal is a holder of various military, law-enforcement and other positions.

  • Demonstration marshal, prevents individuals from infiltrating and fostering violence in demonstrations
  • Field marshal, a top army officer rank used by armies of various countries
  • Fire marshal, a fire safety inspector
  • Marshal (Dungeons & Dragons), a base character class in the Dungeons & Dragons v3.5 role-playing game
  • Marshal (Pokémon), a member of the Unova Elite Four in the Pokémon series
  • Marshal (university), a university official
  • Marshal (film), a 2002 film
  • Motorsport marshal, a person who watches and assists crashed vehicles and their drivers in motorsport competitions
  • United States Marshals Service
  • The Marshal, a 1995 US television show
  • The Marshal, a 1912 book by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews

Marshal as a verb may also refer to:

  • Marshalling (computer science), organizing data into a buffer suitable for transfer
Marshal (film)

Marshal is a 2002 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Manish R. Khandelwal, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Ravi Kishan in lead roles.

Marshal (university)

A Marshal in a Sri Lankan University is an official tasked with maintaining security and discipline within the university. The role played by Marshals is similar to that of campus police, however they are not law enforcement officials. The appointment of a Marshal is done by the University Act.

Marshal (Brazil)

Marshal is the highest rank in both the Brazilian Army and the Brazilian Air Force, although the latter is titled Marechal-do-Ar (literally Marshal of the Air). These ranks are equivalent to that of Admiral in the Navy. A marshal is distinguished by using five stars, which for a marshal of the air are in the approximate position of Southern Cross and for a marshal in the army, in the form of "X". The five stars of Admiral are in the shape of a pentagon.

Until the structural reform of 1967 in the Brazilian Army, army generals (bearing four stars), when moving to the reserve, were awarded the fifth star automatically. With the reform, it was established that there would be only the promotion of a general to marshal in the event of war, thus extinguishing the rank of marshal within the army in times of peace. Those dubbed as marshals prior to such reform, however, would still bear such titles for the reminder of their lives. The last living Brazilian Army marshal, Marshal Waldemar Levy Cardoso, died in May 2009.

During the days of the Imperial Period (between 1822 and 1889), the patent, regarding the Army, was named "marshal of the army" (Portuguese: Marechal-do-Exército), having been renamed to its shorter current counterpart with the advent of the Republic after 1889.

Although a large number of marshals existed within Brazilian ranks in the second half of the 20th century as mentioned above, the last active marshal in the Brazilian Army (i.e., that to hold office in the command of active troops) was Marshal Mascarenhas de Morais, holding the position of commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, a special Corps assembled to fight alongside the Allied forces in the Mediterranean theatre of World War II. Marshal Mascarenhas de Morais would bear said position and title for the reminder of his life (thus, until 1968, when he perished) as a result of a decree by the National Congress which dubbed the position and title honorary lifetime in the form of active troops.

Some Marshals became President of Brazil, notably in the years following the establishment of the Republic in 1889 and also between the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état and the re-establishment of democracy in 1984/1985. Worthy mentions would be Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca and Floriano Peixoto (for the earlier aforementioned period) and Marshals Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco and Artur da Costa e Silva (for the latter).

Marshal (Italy)

The Italian military rank of maresciallo ( marshal) is classified as a " sub-officer" and is the highest rank of non-commissioned officer in the Italian armed forces, higher than the rank of sergeant but lower than that of ensign/ second lieutenant; there are from three to five grades within the rank, according to the different branches of the armed forces. The rank is achieved through merit or attending the Scuola Allievi Marescialli (School of Student Marshals). Marshal is an intermediate rank of the armed forces which is currently granted to NCOs with the training and technical competence to carry out specialised executive roles, and to command smaller and technically complex units.

Usage examples of "marshal".

The principle, applicable to both federal and State courts, that the Court first assuming jurisdiction over property may maintain and exercise that jurisdiction to the exclusion of the other, was held not to be confined to cases where the property has actually been seized under judicial process, but applies as well to suits brought for marshalling assets, administering trusts, or liquidating estates and to suits of a similar nature, where to give effect to its jurisdiction the Court must control the property.

On arriving there the troops not finding the Marshal at their head thought themselves betrayed, and a spirit of insurrection broke out among them.

On arriving in Paris Marshal Ney sent in his adhesion to the Provisional Government, so that when Macdonald returned to Fontainebleau to convey to Napoleon the definitive treaty of the Allies, Ney did not accompany him, and the Emperor expressed surprise and dissatisfaction at his absence.

The marshal and his followers had ridden unhindered into the ballium of the outer barbican and there they had found all its defenders lying in their own blood, even to the little squire of the old knight who should have watched the gate and did not.

Solomon Oversoul, marshal of the jihad in service to the Witch-King of Corea, credited with orchestrating the defeat of the Bellipotent Composition during the Era of the Fifth Mental Structure.

Monsieur le Vicomte Bouvier de Brie--a Marshal of Bulls whom he controlled in the stony pastures near the cottage.

In Burry, the barton was already five hands strong, and the yeoman marshal had relatives in three other villages.

With stammered apologies, the Lord Marshal sent for servants, who bustled about the tent, fetching food, drink, and a fresh brazier, emptying the tent of all the cots but the ones Lan and Pol were on, and a third one left for Tuck, who was already asleep on it.

The Marshal fears that should Malys hear of it, all-out war will erupt among the dragons, a war that is likely to devastate much of Ansalon.

The Jews and Metics proved doughty allies, marshaled soldiers of their own and turned all their small metal shops and foundries into armaments factories.

At Hamburg we had already received intelligence of the fatal result of the battle of the Sierra Morena, and of the capitulation of Dupont, which disgraced him at the very moment when the whole army marked him out as the man most likely next to receive the baton of Marshal of France.

Having marshaled her young charges into the water until they were exhausted with their exercise, Moria stripped to allow the sun full access to her already tanned skin.

General Walmoden had just signed the capitulation of Sublingen with Marshal Mortier, who had the command in Hanover.

When in 1806 Napoleon marched against Prussia, he detached Marshal Mortier from the Grand Army when it had passed the Rhine, and directed him to invade the Electorate of Hesse, and march on Hamburg.

I went to meet Marshal Mortier to endeavour to dissuade him from entering.