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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

... from the ten score drunken archers who followed me to Guienne. Yet, hush! little one, for your fair lady-mother will be here anon, and there is no need that she should know it. We will keep you from the provost-marshal this journey. Away to your chamber, sweeting, and keep a blithe face, for she who confesses is shriven. And now, fair mother," he continued, when his daughter had gone, "sit you here by the fire, for your blood runs colder than it did. Alleyne Edricson, I would have a word with you, for I would ...

— The White Company • Arthur Conan Doyle

... proceeded to quit as quickly and as quietly as possible, but nothing like order was observed in the return to the Palace. In fact, it was, for a considerable time, a scene of indescribable confusion. Arrangements had been made, by orders of the Earl Marshal, for the places at which the carriages of those who had to take part in the procession were to set down and take up; but, owing to the immense number of the carriages, the ignorance of many of the coachmen as to the prescribed ...

— Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign • John Ashton

... telegraphs, who out of office hours was a field-marshal, and when not in his shirt-sleeves always appeared in uniform, went over each word of the cablegram together. When Billy was assured that the field-marshal had grasped the full significance of it he took it back and added, "Love to Aunt Maria." The extra words cost four ...

— Somewhere in France • Richard Harding Davis

... the marshal and walked down with him to the bank. He unlocked the front door and turned to the ...

— The Yukon Trail - A Tale of the North • William MacLeod Raine

... as the cowboy observes the etiquette of the town, he will not be molested or "called down" by marshal or sheriff or citizen. There are four things your cowboy must not do. He must not insult a woman; he must not shoot his pistol in a store or bar-room; he must not ride his pony into those places of resort; ...

— Wolfville Nights • Alfred Lewis

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