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Marshal   /mˈɑrʃəl/   Listen
Marshal

noun
1.
A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law.  Synonym: marshall.
2.
(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank.  Synonym: marshall.
verb
(past & past part. marshaled or marshalled; pres. part. marshaling or marshalling)
1.
Place in proper rank.
2.
Arrange in logical order.
3.
Make ready for action or use.  Synonyms: mobilise, mobilize, summon.
4.
Lead ceremoniously, as in a procession.



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"Marshal" Quotes from Famous Books



... Conde sold the vice-royalty of New France to his brother-in-law, the Marshal de Montmorenci, for eleven thousand crowns. The marshal wisely continued Champlain as lieutenant governor, and intrusted the management of colonial affairs in France to M. Dolu, a gentleman of known zeal and probity. Champlain being hopeful that these changes ...
— The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) • George Warburton
... Ranch, had butchered, cooked, and served two young roosters for the evening meal with a finesse that cried for tribute. As he replaced the evening lamp on the cleared table in the big living room he listened to my fulsome praise of his artistry as Marshal Foch might hear me say that I considered him a rather good strategist. Lew Wee heard but gave no sign, as one set above the petty adulation of compelled worshipers. Yet I knew his secret soul made festival of my words and would ...
— Ma Pettengill • Harry Leon Wilson
... 1945, Marshal Stalin, Prime Ministers Churchill and Attlee, and I met to exchange views primarily with respect to Germany. As a result, agreements were reached which outlined broadly the policy to be executed by the Allied Control Council. At Potsdam there was also established ...
— State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman • Harry S. Truman
... beginning to talk about the new marshal of the district, when suddenly we heard Olga's voice at the door: 'Tea is ready.' We went into the drawing-room. Fyodor Miheitch was sitting as before in his corner between the little window and the door, his legs curled up under him. Radilov's ...
— A Sportsman's Sketches - Works of Ivan Turgenev, Vol. I • Ivan Turgenev
... also came an assistant of the officer, who was called the Marshal, with orders to Gallus as to when and where he was to deliver over his charge upon the morrow. With him he brought a packet, which, when opened, proved to contain a splendid golden girdle, fashioned to the likeness of a fetter. The clasp was an amethyst, ...
— Pearl-Maiden • H. Rider Haggard


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