English Explanatory Dictionary

Marshal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English and Scottish status surname from Middle English for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
noun
  1. A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.
  2. A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal.
  3. A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
  4. A federal lawman.
  5. An official responsible for signalling track conditions to drivers (through use of flags), extinguishing fires, removing damaged cars from the track, and sometimes providing emergency first aid.
verb
  1. To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade.
  2. To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order.
  3. To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher.
  4. To gather data for transmission.
  5. To serialize an object into a marshalled state represented by a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)ʃəl/ /ˈmɑːʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-marshal.wav /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ en-us-marshall.ogg

Word forms

Marshal Marshall marshals mareschal marshaling marshalling marshaled marshalled

Etymology

From marshal.

Synonyms

serialize encode

Antonyms

unmarshal decode deserialize unserialize

Derived words

air chief marshal air marshal air vice-marshal archmarshal court-marshal earl marshal field marshal fire marshal knight marshal marshalate marshalcy marshaless marshal of the air force marshal of the RAF marshalship marshal together provost marshal sky marshal submarshal velt-marshal marshaler remarshal
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