maréchal

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French mareschal, from Old French mareschal, marescal, from Medieval Latin mariscalcus, from Frankish *marhskalk, from *marh (from Proto-Germanic *marhaz (“horse”)) + *skalk (from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz (“servant, knight”)). Compare also Italian maniscalco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.ʁe.ʃal/ === Noun === maréchal m (plural maréchaux) marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord) (military) Military rank, usually ranking above general ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Armenian: մարէշալ (marēšal) → Romanian: mareșal → Ottoman Turkish: مارشال (mareşal) Turkish: mareşal === Further reading === “maréchal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012