Definitions of marshal [ˈmɑr ʃəl]

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Definition of 'marshal'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) marshal
an administrative officer of a U.S. judicial district with duties similar to those of a sheriff.

2.  marshal
the chief of a police or fire department.

3.  marshal
a police officer.

4.  marshal
an official who leads special ceremonies, as a parade.

5.  marshal
an army officer of the highest rank, as in France.

6.  marshal
a high officer of a royal household or court.

7. (v.t.) marshal
to arrange in proper or effective order:
to marshal facts.

8.  marshal
to array, as for battle.

9.  marshal
to usher or lead ceremoniously.

Etymology: (1225–75; ME marshal, syncopated var. of mareschal < OF < Gmc; cf. OHG marahscalh groom =marah horse (see mare¹) +scalh servant)

Definition of 'marshal'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) marshal, marshall
a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

2. (verb) marshal, marshall
(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

3. (verb) marshal
place in proper rank
"marshal the troops"

4. (verb) marshal
arrange in logical order
"marshal facts or arguments"

5. (verb) mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon
make ready for action or use
"marshal resources"

6. (verb) marshal
lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

Definition of 'marshal'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) marshal
originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom

2. (noun) marshal
an officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like

3. (noun) marshal
one who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant

4. (noun) marshal
one who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like

5. (noun) marshal
the chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists

6. (noun) marshal
the highest military officer

7. (noun) marshal
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

8. (verb) marshal
to dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army

9. (verb) marshal
to direct, guide, or lead

10. (verb) marshal
to dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement

Translation of 'marshal'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc.
Afrikaans: beampte	Arabic: مارْشال، مُشير: رُتبَه عَ	Bulgarian: майстор на церемоний
Brazilian: mestre de cerimônias	Czech: ceremoniář	German: der Festordner
Danish: ordensmarskal	Greek: τελετάρχης	Spanish: maestro de ceremonias, or
Estonian: tseremooniameister	Farsi: ترتیب دهنده مراسمات	Finnish: virkamies
French: maître des cérémonies	Hebrew: מְאַרגֵן	Hindi: मार्शल, उच्च सैन्याधिकारी
Croatian: majstor ceremonija	Hungarian: marsall	Indonesian: pembawa acara
Icelandic: veislustjóri	Italian: cerimoniere	Japanese: 式部官
Korean: 의전(진행)계	Lithuanian: ceremonimeistras	Latvian: ceremonijmeistars
Malay: pengurus acara	Dutch: ceremoniemeester	Norwegian: marskalk
Polish: mistrz ceremonii	Persian: ترتیب دهنده مراسمات	Pashto: د مارشالى رتبه
Portuguese: mestre de cerimónias	Romanian: maestru de ceremonii	Russian: обер-церемониймейстер
Slovak: ceremoniár	Slovenian: ceremoniar	Serbian: ceremonijal majstor
Swedish: marskalk, ceremonimästare	Thai: เจ้าพนักงานจัดเตรียมพิธี	Turkish: teşrifatçı, protokol göre
Taiwanese: 司儀，司禮官	Ukrainian: особа, що організовує цер	Urdu: جلوس وغیرہ کا منتظم
Vietnamese: người phụ trách nghi lễ	Chinese: 司仪官
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