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Meaning of 'marshal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Marshal [ n.]
- Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.
- An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like
- One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.
- One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.
- The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.
- The highest military officer.
- 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.
2 . Marshal [ v. t.]
- To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.
- To direct, guide, or lead.
- To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.

Meaning of 'marshal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . marshal [ v]
Meaning (1):
- arrange in logical order
Example in sentence:
  • marshal facts or arguments
Meaning (2):
- make ready for action or use
Example in sentence:
  • marshal resources
Meaning (3):
- place in proper rank
Example in sentence:
  • marshal the troops

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