mareschal

== English == === Etymology === A variant of marshal remodelled on its etymon, Old French mareschal. === Noun === mareschal (plural mareschals) (historical) An officer of an household. (military) A man of the highest military rank in certain countries. A herald. === Anagrams === Lamarches, marchesal, maréchals == Middle English == === Noun === mareschal alternative form of marschal == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French mareschal. === Pronunciation === === Noun === mareschal m (plural mareschaux) marshall (high ranking military leader) ==== Descendants ==== French: maréchal→ Armenian: մարէշալ (marēšal)→ Romanian: mareșal→ Ottoman Turkish: مارشال (mareşal)Turkish: mareşal → Italian: maresciallo → Portuguese: marechal == Old French == === Alternative forms === marchal, marescal, marescald, marescalc, marschal === Etymology === Inherited from Early Medieval Latin mariscalcus, from Frankish *marhaskalk, from *marh (from Proto-Germanic *marhaz (“horse”)) + *skalk (from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz (“servant, knight”)). === Pronunciation === (early, classical) IPA(key): /maɾesˈt͡ʃal/, (northern) /maresˈkal/ (late) IPA(key): /maɾeˈʃal/, (northern) /maɾesˈkal/ === Noun === mareschal oblique singular, m (oblique plural mareschaus or mareschax or mareschals, nominative singular mareschaus or mareschax or mareschals, nominative plural mareschal) marshal (military position) ==== Descendants ====