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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mareschal, from Medieval Latin mariscalcus, either from Frankish *marhaskalk or from Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *marh + *skalk (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare Middle English mere (“mare”) and schalk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmar(i)sˈt͡ʃaːl/, /marˈt͡ʃaːl/, /marˈʃal/
- (with stress shift) IPA(key): /ˈmarist͡ʃal/, /ˈmart͡ʃal/, /ˈmarʃal/
Noun
marschal (plural marschals)
- A high-ranking officer of the English royal court.
- A stablemaster (one who supervises horses).
- A marshal (supreme commander of an armed force).
- A supervisor of the Marshalsea Court (alongside the king's steward).
- A supervisor of the procedure or ceremonies.
- (rare) The chief minister of the English royal court.
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