/ˈmɑːʃəl/
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Translation
An officer of very high rank in an army, or a law officer in the United States.
Word origin
From Old French mareschal, from an old Germanic word for a horse servant: marh, horse, and skalk, servant. The keeper of the king's horses rose to become a great officer.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- marhskalk
Grammar
Gender
Pluralmarshals
Examples
parade.
In an army a marshal holds the highest rank.
westerns, .
In America a marshal is a law officer, like a sheriff.
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Some marshals are officers who check safety, not soldiers.
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