"marschal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˌmar(i)sˈt͡ʃaːl/, /marˈt͡ʃaːl/, /marˈʃal/, /ˈmarist͡ʃal/ (note: with stress shift), /ˈmart͡ʃal/ (note: with stress shift), /ˈmarʃal/ (note: with stress shift)
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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|mareschal}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mareschal, {{der|enm|ML.|mariscalcus}} Medieval Latin mariscalcus, {{der|enm|frk|*marhaskalk}} Frankish *marhaskalk, {{der|enm|goh|marah-scalc||horse-servant}} Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”), {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*marh}} Proto-West Germanic *marh, {{cog|osx|maraskalk}} Old Saxon maraskalk, {{cog|enm|mere|t=mare}} Middle English mere (“mare”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} marschal, {{enm-noun}} marschal (plural marschals) Forms: marschals [plural], marchal [alternative], marchale [alternative], marchall [alternative], marchalle [alternative], marchel [alternative], mareschal [alternative], marschalle [alternative], marshall [alternative], marsshall [alternative]
  1. A high-ranking officer of the English royal court.
    Sense id: en-marschal-enm-noun-v0SB7oPN Categories (other): Military, Offices Disambiguation of Military: 66 0 34 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Offices: 25 13 19 12 6 24
  2. A stablemaster (one who supervises horses).
    Sense id: en-marschal-enm-noun-Yq7WRIOK Categories (other): Offices Disambiguation of Offices: 25 13 19 12 6 24
  3. A marshal (supreme commander of an armed force).
    Sense id: en-marschal-enm-noun-ejVEPted Categories (other): Offices Disambiguation of Offices: 25 13 19 12 6 24
  4. A supervisor of the Marshalsea Court (alongside the king's steward).
    Sense id: en-marschal-enm-noun-AjJqjrHo Categories (other): Offices Disambiguation of Offices: 25 13 19 12 6 24
  5. A supervisor of the procedure or ceremonies.
    Sense id: en-marschal-enm-noun-ZZZwwfvC
  6. (rare) The chief minister of the English royal court. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-marschal-enm-noun-HJL~G~tt Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Government, Occupations, Offices Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 7 13 10 7 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 17 22 21 4 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 16 20 19 10 31 Disambiguation of Government: 30 0 26 0 0 44 Disambiguation of Occupations: 14 17 16 15 13 25 Disambiguation of Offices: 25 13 19 12 6 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erl marschal
Categories (other): England, Equestrianism Disambiguation of England: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/marˈʃal/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmart͡ʃal/",
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}

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