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Marshal

noun

A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law. Synonym: marshall.

(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank. Synonym: marshall.

verb

(past & past part. marshaled or marshalled; pres. part. marshaling or marshalling)

Place in proper rank.

Arrange in logical order.

Make ready for action or use. Synonyms: mobilise, mobilize, summon.

Lead ceremoniously, as in a procession.

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"Marshal" Quotes from Famous Books

... welcome you and your niece to my house under any circumstances, Mrs Tarleton," said he, as he led them up the steps. "But you find us somewhat in marshal array just now, and I am afraid may be put to some inconvenience. The enemy's troops have crossed the river, and it has been considered necessary to fortify ...

— Hurricane Hurry • W.H.G. Kingston

... and Mrs. Oldfield behind the scenes; are made familiar with the persons and performances of Will Estcourt or Tom Durfey; we listen to a dispute at a tavern, on the merits of the Duke of Marlborough, or Marshal Turenne; or are present at the first rehearsal of a play by Vanbrugh, or the reading of a new poem by Mr. Pope. The privilege of thus virtually transporting ourselves to past times, is even greater than that of visiting distant places in reality. London, a hundred years ...

— Hazlitt on English Literature - An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature • Jacob Zeitlin

... On July eighteenth, Marshal Foch struck like a thunderbolt and hurled the foe back in a headlong retreat. Again and again the Germans tried to rally, but the Allies were fired with the certainty of victory and ...

— Army Boys on German Soil • Homer Randall

... Marshal Soult was present, resplendent with decorations, sashes, and gold lace, and complaining of his rheumatism. M. Pasquier, the Chancellor, did not put in an appearance. He had excused himself on the plea of the cold and of his eighty ...

— The Memoirs of Victor Hugo • Victor Hugo

... he was parading pompously up and down and delivering commands to this and that and the other constable or jailer, and calling them Grand Chamberlain, and Prince This and Prince That, and Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal in Command, and all such fustian, and was as happy as a bird. He thought ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

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